Kensington in numbers
- Coordinates
- -44.4120, 171.2470
- Population
- 1 640
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 451 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kensington, Canterbury, New Zealand
This page shows the time as it is now in Kensington, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Kensington, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Kensington
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Kensington keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 8:01 PM Daylight 13 h 18 min Night 10 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 8:31 PM
Weather in Kensington right now
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Kensington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 0145
- 7943
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 Kensington
- Kensington New York, United States
- Kensington England, United Kingdom
- Kensington New South Wales, Australia
- Kensington Victoria, Australia
- Kensington Connecticut, United States
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Parkside — 1.2 km
- Seaview — 1.8 km
- Timaru — 1.8 km
- Watlington — 2.0 km
- Timaru Port — 2.1 km
- Maori Hill — 2.7 km
Kensington: clock, sun and surroundings
Kensington shares its time with neighbouring Parkside and Timaru.
Across Kensington, 2 postal codes are recorded.
People in Kensington keep Pacific/Auckland, a zone offset of UTC+13. Seasonal time change: Yes.
The sun rises here at 6:43 AM and sets at 8:01 PM in Kensington today. Daylight adds up to 13 h 18 min.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Kensington?
- The time in Kensington is calculated using Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does the local time in Kensington include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Kensington?
- Expect it at 8:01 PM.