Forbes in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.3844, 148.0080
- Population
- 8 481
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 235 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Local time in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia is shown on this page, based on the Australia/Sydney time zone (+11).
Forbes, Australia
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Forbes
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Forbes keeps Australia/Sydney clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 7:39 PM Daylight 13 h 33 min Night 10 h 27 min Civil twilight 5:40 AM – 8:06 PM
Weather in Forbes right now
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Forbes and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2871
- 3764
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 Forbes
- Forbes North Dakota, United States
- Forbes Ontario, Canada
- Forbes Minnesota, United States
- Forbes Missouri, United States
- Forbes Texas, United States
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Red Bend — 4.3 km
- Calarie — 5.7 km
- Daroobalgie — 7.9 km
- Grawlin Plains — 9.4 km
- Wowingragong — 10.0 km
- Garema — 19.7 km
Time and daylight in Forbes
Postal service in Forbes uses 2 codes.
Forbes works to Australia/Sydney time, set at UTC+11. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sky over Forbes lightens at 6:06 AM and the sun sets at 7:39 PM. Daylight runs for 13 h 33 min today.
Nearby Red Bend and Calarie follow the same clock as Forbes.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Forbes in for local time?
- For local time, Forbes is in Australia/Sydney, with an offset of +11.
- Does Forbes move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Forbes?
- Daylight begins at 6:06 AM.