Current time in Timaru, New Zealand

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+12:00 in winter, UTC+13:00 in summer.

Current time in Timaru, New Zealand
10:58 56
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 NZST UTC+12:00 Standard time
UTC Offset
UTC+12:00
IANA time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Daylight saving
Standard time
NZST / NZDT
Next DST change
September 27
forward +1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Timaru, New Zealand is ⁦10:58⁩ (⁦NZST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+12:00⁩.

Timaru is in New Zealand, located at -44.397, 171.254.

The current time zone for Timaru is NZST, whose offset is UTC+12:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Pacific/Auckland.

The next daylight saving transition is September 27, 2026, when clocks move forward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Timaru

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)

IANA time zone: Pacific/Auckland
Currently active
NZST
New Zealand Standard Time
UTC+12:00
During summer
NZDT
New Zealand Daylight Time
UTC+13:00

Daylight in Timaru today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
8h 51m

Timaru, New Zealand

Country
New Zealand
ISO code
NZ
Coordinates
44.3967° S, 171.2536° E
IANA zone
Pacific/Auckland
Population
29,400
Local time10:58

Timaru on the map · time zone

Timaru, New Zealand

  • Local time10:58
  • UTC offsetUTC+12:00
  • Time zonePacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-44.40°, 171.25°

World clock

Compared with Timaru

Daylight saving time in Timaru

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+12:00 in winter, UTC+13:00 in summer.

Next DST change September 27, 2026
Direction forward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Timaru.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Sep 28, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Apr 6, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Sep 27, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Apr 5, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Sep 26, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Apr 4, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Sep 24, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Apr 2, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Sep 28, 2025, Apr 6, 2025,
2026Sep 27, 2026, Apr 5, 2026,
2027Sep 26, 2027, Apr 4, 2027,
2028Sep 24, 2028, Apr 2, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Timaru, here are the local times elsewhere.

Timaru New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 08:00 -1 06:00 -1 09:00 -1 13:00 -1 14:00 -1 14:00 -1 16:00 -1 17:30 -1
01:00 09:00 -1 07:00 -1 10:00 -1 14:00 -1 15:00 -1 15:00 -1 17:00 -1 18:30 -1
02:00 10:00 -1 08:00 -1 11:00 -1 15:00 -1 16:00 -1 16:00 -1 18:00 -1 19:30 -1
03:00 11:00 -1 09:00 -1 12:00 -1 16:00 -1 17:00 -1 17:00 -1 19:00 -1 20:30 -1
04:00 12:00 -1 10:00 -1 13:00 -1 17:00 -1 18:00 -1 18:00 -1 20:00 -1 21:30 -1
05:00 13:00 -1 11:00 -1 14:00 -1 18:00 -1 19:00 -1 19:00 -1 21:00 -1 22:30 -1
06:00 14:00 -1 12:00 -1 15:00 -1 19:00 -1 20:00 -1 20:00 -1 22:00 -1 23:30 -1
07:00 15:00 -1 13:00 -1 16:00 -1 20:00 -1 21:00 -1 21:00 -1 23:00 -1 00:30
08:00 16:00 -1 14:00 -1 17:00 -1 21:00 -1 22:00 -1 22:00 -1 00:00 01:30
09:00 17:00 -1 15:00 -1 18:00 -1 22:00 -1 23:00 -1 23:00 -1 01:00 02:30
10:00 18:00 -1 16:00 -1 19:00 -1 23:00 -1 00:00 00:00 02:00 03:30
11:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
12:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
13:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
14:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
15:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
16:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
17:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
18:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
19:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
20:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
21:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
22:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
23:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Timaru, New Zealand is 10:58 (NZST). Timaru uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, which is UTC+12:00.

Timaru uses NZST (UTC+12:00) in winter and switches to NZDT (UTC+13:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Pacific/Auckland.

Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Timaru is on September 27, 2026. Clocks will move forward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Timaru is Pacific/Auckland. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently AM in Timaru. The local time is 10:58 (NZST).

Timaru is UTC+12:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+13:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+12:00.

The next daylight saving transition in Timaru is on September 27, 2026. Clocks move forward by 1 hour at 03:00 local time.

Timaru is currently 16 hours ahead of New York.