Arau in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.0782, 100.6560
- Region
- West Sumatra
- Country
- Indonesia, Asia
- Capital
- Jakarta — 968 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Arau, West Sumatra, Indonesia
This page keeps the current time in Arau, West Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the Asia/Jakarta zone (+7).
Arau, Indonesia
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+7 · Asia/Jakarta
Local time in Arau
UTC+7 · no daylight saving time
Arau keeps Asia/Jakarta time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:15 Solar noon 12:18 Sunset 18:21 Daylight 12 h 07 min Night 11 h 53 min Civil twilight 05:54 – 18:42
Weather in Arau right now
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Arau and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26271 Bukik Limbuku — 1.9 km away
- 26223 Padang Datar — 7.9 km away
- 26257 Banja Laweh — 7.9 km away
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 West Sumatra
- Padang 942 938
- Payakumbuh 139 576
- Bukittinggi 121 028
- Pariaman 92 183
- Solok 73 438
- Padangpanjang 58 627
Other places named Arau
Same time zone — Asia/Jakarta
Nearby places
- Kecamatan Harau — 7.2 km
- Sarilamak — 8.1 km
- Ikosaro — 8.3 km
- Ketinggian — 8.4 km
- Gurun — 8.7 km
- Telaga — 8.9 km
Local time details for Arau
For Payakumbuh and Kapalakota Tiga near Arau, the clock reads the same.
Postal designations for Arau total 3.
Arau is on Asia/Jakarta time, which corresponds to UTC+7. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Today's sun rises in Arau at 06:15, then sets at 18:21. The day offers 12 h 07 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Arau?
- In Arau, the applicable time zone is Asia/Jakarta, with an offset of +7.
- Is the time in Arau adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in Arau?
- It appears at 06:15.