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New Zealand
NZDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
yesterday
12am
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6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 13, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026

Hamilton is 11 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Hamilton, New Zealand is 10 hours ahead of CEST, Hamilton, New Zealand is 11 hours ahead of CEST, or Hamilton, New Zealand is 12 hours ahead of CET.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in CEST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in CET.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CEST, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in CEST, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hamilton, New Zealand correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in CET.

Compare Hamilton time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) is 11 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
1:00 am01:00 in Hamilton, New Zealand is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Hamilton to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in Hamilton which corresponds to 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in CEST

1:00 am01:00 NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) (Hamilton, New Zealand). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 am01:00 Hamilton, New Zealand / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Hamilton, New ZealandCEST
12:00am1:00pm
1:00am2:00pm
2:00am3:00pm
3:00am4:00pm
4:00am5:00pm
5:00am6:00pm
6:00am7:00pm
7:00am8:00pm
8:00am9:00pm
9:00am10:00pm
10:00am11:00pm
11:00am12:00am
12:00pm1:00am
1:00pm2:00am
2:00pm3:00am
3:00pm4:00am
4:00pm5:00am
5:00pm6:00am
6:00pm7:00am
7:00pm8:00am
8:00pm9:00am
9:00pm10:00am
10:00pm11:00am
11:00pm12:00pm
00:0013:00
01:0014:00
02:0015:00
03:0016:00
04:0017:00
05:0018:00
06:0019:00
07:0020:00
08:0021:00
09:0022:00
10:0023:00
11:0000:00
12:0001:00
13:0002:00
14:0003:00
15:0004:00
16:0005:00
17:0006:00
18:0007:00
19:0008:00
20:0009:00
21:0010:00
22:0011:00
23:0012:00

Hamilton Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+13:00 hours during New Zealand Daylight Time, currently in use.
+12:00 hours during New Zealand Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, September 27, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of September. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, September 27, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Hamilton Facts

Country
New Zealand
Alternative Names
Gamil'tan, Gamil'ton, HLZ, Hameldun, Hameldūn, Hamilton, Hamilton City, Hamilton pa New Zealand, Hamilton på New Zealand, Hamiltonas, Khamiltn, Khamilton, Kirikiriroa, amiltan, ha mi er dun, haemilteon, haimilatana, haimiltana, hamiruton, hamyltwn, hemiltana, Гамильтон, Гамільтан, Гамільтон, Хамилтон, Хамилтън, هاميلتون, هامیلتون, ہیملٹن، نیوزی لینڈ, हॅमिल्टन, हैमिल्टन, ਹੈਮਿਲਟਨ, ஆமில்டன், ഹാമിൽടൺ, ჰამილტონი, ハミルトン, 哈密尔顿, 해밀턴
Population
192,100
Currency
Dollar (NZD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 46' S Latitude / 175° 16' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+64

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time