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Wellington to CET Time Converter

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Wellington
New Zealand
NZDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
Use CET all year (UTC+1)

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1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 12, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026

Wellington is 11 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

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

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

Compare Wellington time with CET 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 Wellington, New Zealand is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

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

1:00 am01:00 NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) (Wellington, 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 Wellington, New Zealand / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Wellington, 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

Wellington 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.
Clock Changes
New Zealand daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Wellington Facts

Country
New Zealand
Alternative Names
Hie-ling-dong, Hiê-lìng-dóng, Ouellin'nkton, Ouellinkton, Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, Ueligitone, Uelingtun, Velingtan, Velington, Velingtona, Velingtonas, Velingtono, Vellington, Vellingtonia, Vellinqton, WLG, Welinton, Welintòn, Wellington, Wellinton, Weolingtun, Weolingtūn, Whanga-nui-a-Tara, hui ling dun, oyelintana, raelintana, uelingtʼoni, u~erinton, vailigatana, velingatana, velingtana, velingtoni, velintan, vellingtan, wei ling dun, wellingtan, wellingteon, wlyngtwn, wylynghtwn, wylynjtwn, Ουέλλιγκτον, Ουέλλινγκτον, Велингтон, Веллингтон, Веллінгтон, Велінгтан, Уелингтън, Վելինգտոն, ולינגטון, װעלינגטאן, ولینگتون, ويلينجتون, ويلينغتون, ویلنگٹن, ۋېللىنگتون, वेलिंगटन, वेलिंग्टन, वेलिङ्गटन, ওয়েলিংটন, ৱেলিংটন, ਵੈਲਿੰਗਟਨ, વેલિંગ્ટન, வெலிங்டன், ವೆಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, വെല്ലിംഗ്ടൺ, เวลลิงตัน, ཝེ་ལིང་ཐོན།, ဝယ်လင်တန်မြို့, ველინგთონი, უელინგტონი, ዌሊንግተን, ウェリントン, 威靈頓, 惠灵顿, 웰링턴
Population
381,900
Currency
Dollar (NZD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 17' S Latitude / 174° 46' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+64

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, Algeria, 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, Tunisia, Vatican City

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

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Central European Time (CET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Central European Time (CET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT