Avarua in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.2075, -159.7750
- Population
- 13 373
- Region
- Rarotonga
- Country
- Cook Islands, Oceania
- Capital
- Avarua — 0 km away
What time is it in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
This page shows local time in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands as of this moment, in the Pacific/Rarotonga zone (−10).
Avarua, Cook Islands
Thursday, 3 September 2026
UTC−10 · Pacific/Rarotonga
Local time in Avarua
UTC−10 · no daylight saving time
Avarua keeps Pacific/Rarotonga time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:48 Solar noon 12:40 Sunset 18:32 Daylight 11 h 44 min Night 12 h 16 min Civil twilight 06:25 – 18:54
Weather in Avarua right now
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Avarua and its neighbours
Largest cities in Rarotonga
- Matavera 1 018
Nearby places
- Avatiu — 1.3 km
- Ruatonga Tapere — 1.6 km
- Pue — 1.8 km
- Rarotonga — 2.8 km
- Nikao — 3.5 km
- Matavera — 4.7 km
Local time details for Avarua
Time zone for Avarua: Pacific/Rarotonga, running at UTC−10. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
For Avarua today, sunrise is 06:48 and sunset is 18:32. Daylight lasts 11 h 44 min.
Avatiu and Ruatonga Tapere lie near Avarua and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Avarua use?
- Avarua uses Pacific/Rarotonga, which has an offset of −10.
- Is the offset in Avarua changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does evening light leave Avarua?
- At 18:32.