Current Time in Hamilton
New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland · GMT+12
Sunday, May 3, 2026
02:28:52 PM
New Zealand Standard Time · GMT+12
Time in Hamilton — Did You Know?
- ·NZDT/NZST (UTC+13/+12); crosses international date line
- ·First major business center in the global trading day
- ·Mid-latitude: Hamilton experiences pronounced seasons with 9–15 hours daylight variation
Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01 AM (E)
- Sunset
- 05:30 PM (W)
- Solar Noon
- 12:15 PM
- Daylight
- 10h 29m2m vs yesterday
- Civil Dawn
- 06:34 AM
- Civil Dusk
- 05:57 PM
Daylight Saving Time
Geography
- Country
- New Zealand
- Calling Code
- +64
- Currency
- NZD
- Coordinates
- 37.79°S, 175.28°E
About Hamilton's Time Zone
Hamilton operates on the New Zealand Standard Time time zone (GMT+12).
With a metropolitan population of approximately 176,500, it is one of the most significant cities in New Zealand.
Hamilton observes Daylight Saving Time — the UTC offset shifts by one hour in summer, making scheduling with international partners important to track.
The IANA timezone identifier for Hamilton is Pacific/Auckland, used by operating systems and programming languages worldwide.
When scheduling calls, meetings, or travel involving Hamilton, always verify the current UTC offset since daylight saving transitions can shift the relative time difference with other regions.
Other cities in New Zealand
Cities in the Same Timezone (Pacific/Auckland)
These cities share the GMT+12 UTC offset with Hamilton.
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