Pacific/Chatham Time Now: Offset, DST and Cities

Pacific/Chatham is an IANA time zone used in New Zealand. It is on daylight saving time now, UTC+13:45, until Sunday, April 4, 2027.

Pacific/Chatham at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+13:45
Standard time	UTC+12:45
Daylight saving time	UTC+13:45
Used in	New Zealand
Next clock change	Sunday, April 4, 2027

How Pacific/Chatham keeps time

Standard time in Pacific/Chatham is UTC+12:45. During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+13:45. The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Pacific/Chatham

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, April 6, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:45 AM becomes 2:45 AM	UTC+12:45
Sunday, September 28, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:45 AM becomes 3:45 AM	UTC+13:45
Sunday, April 5, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:45 AM becomes 2:45 AM	UTC+12:45
Sunday, September 27, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:45 AM becomes 3:45 AM	UTC+13:45
Sunday, April 4, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:45 AM becomes 2:45 AM	UTC+12:45
Sunday, September 26, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:45 AM becomes 3:45 AM	UTC+13:45
Sunday, April 2, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:45 AM becomes 2:45 AM	UTC+12:45
Sunday, September 24, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:45 AM becomes 3:45 AM	UTC+13:45

Countries and cities on Pacific/Chatham

Pacific/Chatham is used in New Zealand. None of the cities in our list follow it.

Pacific/Chatham compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	18 h 45 min behind	18 h 45 min behind	16 h 45 min behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	21 h 45 min behind	21 h 45 min behind	19 h 45 min behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	13 h 45 min behind	13 h 45 min behind	11 h 45 min behind
Paris (France)	--:--	12 h 45 min behind	12 h 45 min behind	10 h 45 min behind
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	9 h 45 min behind	9 h 45 min behind	8 h 45 min behind
Mumbai (India)	--:--	8 h 15 min behind	8 h 15 min behind	7 h 15 min behind
Singapore	--:--	5 h 45 min behind	5 h 45 min behind	4 h 45 min behind
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	4 h 45 min behind	4 h 45 min behind	3 h 45 min behind
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	2 h 45 min behind	2 h 45 min behind	2 h 45 min behind
UTC	--:--	13 h 45 min behind	13 h 45 min behind	12 h 45 min behind

Using Pacific/Chatham in software

Use the zone name Pacific/Chatham rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in Pacific/Chatham:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Chatham', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Pacific/Chatham'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Chatham')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Pacific/Chatham date

Plan around the time in Pacific/Chatham

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Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Pacific/Chatham?

UTC+12:45 in standard time and UTC+13:45 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+13:45.

When does Pacific/Chatham change clocks next?

The next change is on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:45 AM local time. The change after that is on Sunday, September 26, 2027.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.