Current Time in Melbourne

This clock shows the time in Melbourne now. Victoria switches between AEST and AEDT on the same dates as Sydney, so the label tells you which one is in force.

Current time in Melbourne

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IANA zone
Current time in Melbourne

Australian Eastern Daylight Time: Also called AEDT · Australia/Melbourne; AEDT, UTC+11, the summer time used in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Hobart from October to April. Outside that period they return to AEST, UTC+10.

Daylight saving in Victoria

Victoria uses the same daylight saving rule as New South Wales. Clocks go forward from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM on the first Sunday in October and back from 3:00 AM to 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in April. The rule has been fixed since 2008, when the south-eastern states moved to a longer season together; the NSW Government page lists the shared dates.

Victoria's daylight saving is set by state law, the Summer Time Act, and the dates are agreed with the other south-eastern states so that Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Hobart always change together.

IANA zone: Australia/Melbourne
Standard time: AEST · UTC+10
Daylight saving time: AEDT · UTC+11
Clocks go back: Sun, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM local time
Clocks go forward: Sun, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM local time
Clocks go back: Sun, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM local time
Clocks go forward: Sun, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time

Melbourne against other Australian cities

Melbourne and Sydney: always the same clock.
Melbourne and Brisbane: same clock in winter, Melbourne one hour ahead in summer.
Melbourne and Adelaide: Melbourne half an hour ahead all year.
Melbourne and Perth: two hours ahead in winter, three in summer.

Melbourne compared with world cities

City	In January	In July
Honolulu	−21	−20
Anchorage	−20	−18
Seattle	−19	−17
Denver	−18	−16
Vancouver	−18	−17
Houston	−17	−15
Lima	−16	−15
Toronto	−16	−14
Washington, D.C.	−16	−14
Buenos Aires	−14	−13
São Paulo	−14	−13
London	−11	−9
Amsterdam	−10	−8
Berlin	−10	−8
Madrid	−10	−8
Paris	−10	−8
Zurich	−10	−8
Athens	−9	−7
Cairo	−9	−7
Johannesburg	−9	−8
Doha	−8	−7
Nairobi	−8	−7
Riyadh	−8	−7
Dubai	−7	−6
Delhi	−5:30	−4:30
Dhaka	−5	−4
Ho Chi Minh City	−4	−3
Kuala Lumpur	−3	−2
Manila	−3	−2
Perth	−3	−2
Shanghai	−3	−2
Taipei	−3	−2
Seoul	−2	−1
Brisbane	−1	0
Sydney	0	0

Hours to add to the time in Melbourne; a minus sign means the other city is behind

For the northern hemisphere, Melbourne's summer falls in their winter, which pushes the gaps to the extreme in January: London eleven hours behind and New York sixteen. In July the gaps shrink to nine and fourteen.

Australian Open night sessions in January start in the evening AEDT, which is morning in Europe and the middle of the night on the US East Coast. The Sydney clock shows the same zone, and the AEST to PST converter lists hours against the US West Coast.

On the change nights, Melbourne loses an hour of sleep in October and gains one in April. Trams and trains run to the clock, and the Victorian timetables simply show local time on each side of the change.

Melbourne time questions

Do Melbourne and Sydney ever show different times?

No. Victoria and New South Wales start and end daylight saving on the same Sundays.

When do clocks change in Victoria?

They go forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April.

What is the time difference between Melbourne and Perth?

Two hours from April to October and three hours during daylight saving.

How many hours is Melbourne ahead of Los Angeles?

Nineteen hours in January, seventeen in July, and eighteen in the short spells when only one side has changed.

Is Melbourne ahead of Adelaide?

Yes, by half an hour all year. South Australia is on UTC+9:30 and also uses daylight saving.