All cities

Hamilton

UTC+12

New Zealand · NZST

Winter
12:45:32Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 07:36↓ 17:0624:00
Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
17:06
Daylight
9.5hrs
Population
185K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Hamilton, New Zealand runs on UTC+12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+12 in winter, UTC+13 in summer. Next change: 27 Sept. There is a 16-hour difference between Hamilton and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Hamilton lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Hamilton 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 3-hour difference between Hamilton and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Hamilton lines up with 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Auckland, Tarawa, Wellington. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Hamilton.

Practical Info

Hamilton (New Zealand) is home to roughly 185K people. Today brings about 9.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:36, sunset at 17:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+12 in winter, UTC+13 in summer. Next change: 27 Sept. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 38° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

New Zealand

New Zealand

Capital

Wellington

Continent

Oceania

Time Zone

NZST · Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates

37.79°S, 175.28°E

Currency

NZD ($)

Calling Code

+64

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

English, Māori

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A River That Runs Backwards Through a City

The Waikato is New Zealand's longest river at 425 kilometres, and Hamilton grew along it. The city's gardens are organised as a sequence of enclosed historical garden styles rather than a single landscape.

The clock: Hamilton keeps UTC+12. The Waitomo glowworm caves, an hour away, are lit by larvae of a fungus gnat found only in New Zealand.

Annual Daylight

J14.5hF13.5hM12.4hA11.2hM10.1hJ9.6hJ9.8hA10.6hS11.8hO13hN14.1hD14.8h

Working Hours

HamiltonUTC+12
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824