Right now, local time in Wels is 13:31 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wels ranks #31373 worldwide by population and #53 in Austria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Vienna GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 9h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 8h 21m (winter) – 16h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wels — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.1667° N, 14.0333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Upper Austria
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Population
- 16,857 · #31373 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wels through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.17° S, 165.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 941 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wels today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 14:18
- Maghrib
- 16:44
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 133.2° from north (SE (133°))
Full prayer timetable for Wels — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wels sits in the Europe/Vienna time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2266 cities we cover in Austria.
Wels's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 863 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,149 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.17° N, 14.03° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 04:31 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:31 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:31 | −4h |
| London | 12:31 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:31 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:31 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:31 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:01 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:31 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:31 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:31 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:31 | +10h |
Best time to call Wels
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wels local time:
Cities sharing Wels's time zone
- ViennaAT
- GrazAT
- LinzAT
- FavoritenAT
- DonaustadtAT
- FloridsdorfAT
- SalzburgAT
- InnsbruckAT
Other cities in Austria
- Vienna13:31
- Graz13:31
- Linz13:31
- Favoriten13:31
- Donaustadt13:31
- Floridsdorf13:31
- Salzburg13:31
- Innsbruck13:31
- Ottakring13:31
- Simmering13:31
- Klagenfurt am Wörthersee13:31
- Landstraße13:31
Distances from Wels
| Paris | 863 km | W (279°) |
| London | 1,079 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 1,811 km | NE (53°) |
| Dubai | 4,395 km | ESE (110°) |
| Mumbai | 6,150 km | E (100°) |
| Chicago | 7,407 km | NW (307°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,891 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 9,248 km | NE (42°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,718 km | NW (322°) |
| Singapore | 9,880 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 9,996 km | SW (233°) |
| Sydney | 16,149 km | E (82°) |
Cities near Wels
- WÖS0 km · 13:31
- Hochpoint1 km · 13:31
- Untereisenfeld1 km · 13:31
- Thalheim bei Wels2 km · 13:31
- Haidl2 km · 13:31
- Oberhaid2 km · 13:31
- Bernardin2 km · 13:31
- Dickerldorf2 km · 13:31
FAQ
What time is it in Wels right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wels (Austria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wels in?
Wels runs on the Europe/Vienna IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Wels observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wels today?
Wels sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 9h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wels tonight?
The moon phase over Wels tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wels?
The antipode of Wels — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.17° S, 165.97° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 941 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wels?
Wels lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wels?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wels, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.