Australia · AEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Wollongong, 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 Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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 Wollongong.
Practical Info
Wollongong (Australia) is home to roughly 310K people. Today brings about 9.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:06, sunset at 16:54. 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 34° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Australia
Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
AEST · Australia/Sydney
Coordinates
34.42°S, 150.89°E
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+61
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Wollongong sits on a narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra escarpment and the sea, in places only a few kilometres wide. Port Kembla steelworks has operated here since 1928 and is Australia's largest.
The clock: Wollongong keeps UTC+10 and observes daylight saving with New South Wales. Its Sea Cliff Bridge curves out over the water because there was no room on land.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap