Time in Timaru

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)

Current local time: 10:32

Next DST change: 2027-04-03 - UTC+12.

Current local time in Timaru: · 11 Nov 2026

Timaru time zone

Time zone
NZDT · UTC+13summer time

4 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to NZST (UTC+12) - in 144 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

New Zealand has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Timaru uses New Zealand Daylight Time.

  • NZDT · UTC+13Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington Region, Waikato Region, Bay of Plenty and moreUses daylight saving time
  • UTC+13:45 · UTC+13:45Pacific/ChathamUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Timaru

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Timaru
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day13 h behindCompare Timaru and London
New York-1 day18 h behindCompare Timaru and New York
Los Angeles-1 day21 h behindCompare Timaru and Los Angeles
Berlin-1 day12 h behindCompare Timaru and Berlin
Dubai9 h behindCompare Timaru and Dubai
New Delhi7 h 30 min behindCompare Timaru and New Delhi
Singapore5 h behindCompare Timaru and Singapore
Tokyo4 h behindCompare Timaru and Tokyo
Sydney2 h behindCompare Timaru and Sydney
Copenhagen-1 day12 h behindCompare Timaru and Copenhagen

Sun in Timaru today

Daylight
06:0214h 33m20:35

14h 33m today - 1h 0m less than the longest day and 5h 43m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Canterbury

Holidays

  1. Christchurch Show Day

    Friday · in 2 days

    CANlong weekend

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National

  4. Boxing Day (substitute day)

    Monday · in 47 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Timaru in?
Timaru uses Pacific/Auckland: NZDT (UTC+13).
02Does Timaru have daylight saving time?
4 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to NZST (UTC+12) - in 144 days
03What is the time difference between Timaru and London?
Timaru is 13 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Timaru from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 10:00-11:00 in Timaru, next day.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Timaru in?
Timaru is in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT/NZST), Pacific/Auckland. Standard time is UTC+13.
02Does Timaru use daylight saving time?
Yes. Timaru changes between UTC+13 and UTC+12 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Timaru and UTC?
Timaru is UTC+13 in standard time and UTC+12 during daylight saving time.