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NZDT
New Zealand Daylight Time
GMT +13
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NZDT is not used on this date
This converter keeps NZDT at GMT +13. Auckland uses NZST (GMT +12) on this date. Open the NZST converter, or choose Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington for city-specific time.
BST
British Summer Time
GMT +1
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NZDT and BST examples

These examples always use NZDT (UTC+13) and BST (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

NZDT is 12 hours ahead of BST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, NZDT is 12 hours ahead of BST. At other times of the year, NZDT is 13 hours ahead of GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in GMT.

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

Time Difference

New Zealand Daylight Time is 12 hours ahead of British Summer Time
10:30 pm22:30 in NZDT is 10:30 am10:30 in BST

NZDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-8pm in NZDT which corresponds to 7am-8am in BST

10:30 pm22:30 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
10:30 am10:30 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

10:30 pm22:30 NZDT / 10:30 am10:30 BST

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New Zealand Daylight Time

Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.

NZDT Time Zone Geo Map
NZDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 3am to 4amEnd: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ended on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September

NZDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +13 - basic short
  • +1300 - basic
  • +13:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +13 offset:
  • FJST - Fiji Summer Time
  • NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
  • PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
  • TKT - Tokelau Time
  • TOT - Tonga Time
  • WST - West Samoa Time
  • WSST - West Samoa Standard Time

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.

BST Time Zone Geo Map
BST timezone map

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 1am to 2amStart: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October

BST 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 BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
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