Canterbury in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.9119, 151.1190
- Population
- 7 200
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 238 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
The local time in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia — in the Australia/Sydney time zone (+11) — is shown on this page.
Canterbury, Australia
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Canterbury
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Canterbury keeps Australia/Sydney clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 7:25 PM Daylight 13 h 29 min Night 10 h 31 min Civil twilight 5:29 AM – 7:51 PM
Weather in Canterbury right now
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Canterbury and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2193
- 3126
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Newcastle 508 437
- Central Coast 346 596
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
Other places named Canterbury
- Canterbury England, United Kingdom
- Canterbury Victoria, Australia
- Canterbury New Hampshire, United States
- Canterbury New Brunswick, Canada
- Canterbury Queensland, Australia
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Bardwell Park — 2.7 km
- Bardwell Valley — 2.9 km
- Bexley North — 3.0 km
- Kingsgrove — 3.6 km
- Arncliffe — 3.8 km
- Bexley — 4.2 km
About the time in Canterbury
Postal coverage of Canterbury comes to 2 codes.
In Canterbury the time zone is Australia/Sydney and the offset is UTC+11. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
The sun rises here at 5:56 AM and sets at 7:25 PM in Canterbury today. Daylight adds up to 13 h 29 min.
The time in Canterbury is also the time in nearby Bardwell Park and Bardwell Valley.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Canterbury?
- The time zone name for Canterbury is Australia/Sydney, with an offset of +11.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Canterbury?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Canterbury?
- 5:56 AM marks sunrise.