Time zone
AEST / AEDT — the standard and daylight abbreviations for Melbourne.
Current local time
Current Time in Melbourne
View the current time in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne keeps Eastern Australia Time at UTC+10, shifting to UTC+11 (AEDT) for daylight saving roughly October to April.
16:13:14
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Australian Eastern Standard Time — UTC+10
Melbourne time zone at a glance
The key facts for Melbourne, Australia, and how its clock relates to UTC.
About time in Melbourne
Melbourne shares Australian Eastern Time with Sydney and changes its clocks on the same Southern Hemisphere schedule. It holds UTC+10 as AEST for most of the year and switches to UTC+11 as AEDT from around early October until early April, the local summer. Because this is opposite to Europe and the Americas, Melbourne is on daylight saving while the Northern Hemisphere is in winter. The city's busy financial and cultural sectors run on this Victorian clock alongside the rest of the eastern states.
Melbourne changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+10 (UTC+11 in summer)). The live clock above reads Melbourne's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, so it stays accurate through daylight-saving transitions without any manual adjustment. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.
Frequently asked questions about Melbourne time
When does Melbourne observe daylight saving time?
Melbourne uses daylight saving (AEDT, UTC+11) from early October to early April, the Southern Hemisphere summer, which is the opposite of northern countries.
Is Melbourne in the same time zone as Sydney?
Yes. Both cities use Australian Eastern Time and change their clocks on identical dates, so they always show the same local time.
Is Melbourne on standard time in July?
Yes. During the northern summer Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Standard Time at UTC+10, since July falls in the local winter.
Current time in other cities
Compare Melbourne with other major world clocks.
Sydney Current local time in Sydney, Australia (UTC+10 (UTC+11 in summer)). Auckland Current local time in Auckland, New Zealand (UTC+12 (UTC+13 in summer)). Brisbane Current local time in Brisbane, Australia (UTC+10 (no DST)). Perth Current local time in Perth, Australia (UTC+8 (no DST)). New York Current local time in New York, United States (UTC-5 (UTC-4 in summer)). Los Angeles Current local time in Los Angeles, United States (UTC-8 (UTC-7 in summer)).
Time tools for Melbourne
Learn about time zones
Background guides that explain how Melbourne's clock relates to the rest of the world.