Australia · AEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Geelong, Australia runs on UTC+10. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. There is a 14-hour difference between Geelong and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 9-hour difference between Geelong and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 1-hour difference between Geelong and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Geelong lines up with 09:00–17:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Geelong.
Practical Info
Geelong (Australia) is home to roughly 270K people. Today brings about 9.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:42, sunset at 17:12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 38° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Australia
Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
AEST · Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates
38.15°S, 144.36°E
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+61
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Geelong handled a large share of Australia's wool exports from the 1850s, and its bluestone wool stores still line the waterfront — now converted rather than demolished. The Ford plant that defined the 20th-century city closed in 2016.
The clock: Geelong keeps UTC+10 with daylight saving. The Great Ocean Road, built by returned soldiers from 1919, starts nearby.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap