Christchurch in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.5333, 172.6330
- Population
- 419 200
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 306 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Watch the current local time in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, running on the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Christchurch, New Zealand
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Christchurch
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Christchurch, Canterbury.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:02 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 8:27 PM Daylight 14 h 25 min Night 9 h 35 min Civil twilight 5:30 AM – 8:59 PM
Weather in Christchurch right now
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Christchurch and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8011
- 8013
- 8140
- 8141
- 8142
- 8144
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 Christchurch
- Christchurch England, United Kingdom
- Christchurch England, United Kingdom
- Christchurch England, United Kingdom
- Christchurch England, United Kingdom
- Christchurch Wales, United Kingdom
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Linwood — 1.4 km
- Sydenham — 1.5 km
- Saint Albans — 2.3 km
- Waltham — 2.3 km
- Addington — 2.3 km
- Phillipstown — 2.4 km
Christchurch: clock, sun and surroundings
There is no time difference between Christchurch and nearby Linwood or Sydenham.
Christchurch has 6 postal codes in total.
Christchurch falls within Pacific/Auckland, which places it UTC+13 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Christchurch sees first light at 6:02 AM today and the sun sets at 8:27 PM. Daylight totals 14 h 25 min.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Christchurch uses?
- Christchurch uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, with an offset of +13.
- Does Christchurch change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Christchurch: Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Christchurch today?
- Sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:27 PM.