Current time in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Time zone

Time zone	New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
UTC offset	UTC+12 (standard), UTC+13 (daylight saving)
Time zone ID	`Pacific/Auckland`

Daylight saving time

Christchurch uses daylight saving time: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), UTC+12, and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC+13.

Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 3:00 am: clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+13 → UTC+12)
Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 2:00 am: clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+12 → UTC+13)
Sunday, 4 April 2027 at 3:00 am: clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+13 → UTC+12)
Sunday, 26 September 2027 at 2:00 am: clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+12 → UTC+13)

About Christchurch

Christchurch is a city in New Zealand, home to about 419,000 people. It lies at 43.53°S, 172.63°E. On 21 June it has 8 h 56 min of daylight; on 21 December, 15 h 26 min of daylight. Sunrise and sunset every day

Time difference from Christchurch

City	January 2027	July 2027
New York City	18 h behind 9 am here → 3:00 pm	16 h behind 9 am here → 5:00 pm
Los Angeles	21 h behind 9 am here → 12:00 pm	19 h behind 9 am here → 2:00 pm
São Paulo	16 h behind 9 am here → 5:00 pm	15 h behind 9 am here → 6:00 pm
London	13 h behind 9 am here → 8:00 pm	11 h behind 9 am here → 10:00 pm
Paris	12 h behind 9 am here → 9:00 pm	10 h behind 9 am here → 11:00 pm
Johannesburg	11 h behind 9 am here → 10:00 pm	10 h behind 9 am here → 11:00 pm
Dubai	9 h behind 9 am here → 12:00 am	8 h behind 9 am here → 1:00 am
Mumbai	7 h 30 min behind 9 am here → 1:30 am	6 h 30 min behind 9 am here → 2:30 am
Singapore	5 h behind 9 am here → 4:00 am	4 h behind 9 am here → 5:00 am