Akaroa in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.8038, 172.9680
- Population
- 700
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 317 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Akaroa, New Zealand
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Akaroa
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Akaroa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:01 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 8:25 PM Daylight 14 h 24 min Night 9 h 36 min Civil twilight 5:29 AM – 8:57 PM
Weather in Akaroa right now
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Akaroa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7520
- 7542
- 7581
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 Canterbury
Other places named Akaroa
- Akaroa Tasmania, Australia
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Takamatua Bay — 2.3 km
- Robinsons Bay — 4.1 km
- Wainui — 5.6 km
- French Farm — 5.9 km
- Barrys Bay — 6.6 km
- Duvauchelle — 6.6 km
Akaroa: clock, sun and surroundings
The full list of postal codes for Akaroa runs to 3.
Local time in Akaroa is governed by Pacific/Auckland at UTC+13. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Akaroa at 6:01 AM, then sets at 8:25 PM. The day offers 14 h 24 min of daylight.
Takamatua Bay and Robinsons Bay sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Akaroa.
Questions and answers
- What is Akaroa's time zone?
- Akaroa's time zone is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Akaroa?
- Daylight saving in Akaroa: Yes.
- Sunset in Akaroa is at what time?
- At 8:25 PM.