Methven in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.6333, 171.6500
- Population
- 2 130
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 366 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
This page answers what time it is in Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand right now, in the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Methven, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Methven
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Methven, Canterbury.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 7:58 PM Daylight 13 h 16 min Night 10 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 8:28 PM
Weather in Methven right now
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Methven and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7730
- 7745
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 Methven
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Cairnbrae — 4.6 km
- Highbank — 8.3 km
- Lyndhurst — 9.2 km
- Alford Forest — 12.2 km
- Urrall — 12.3 km
- Rakaia Gorge — 13.0 km
Time and daylight in Methven
Cairnbrae and Highbank are close to Methven and observe the same time.
Methven is served by a set of 2 postal codes.
The time zone used in Methven is Pacific/Auckland, set at UTC+13. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
In Methven, today's sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 7:58 PM. Light stays for 13 h 16 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Methven observe?
- Methven observes Pacific/Auckland, whose offset is +13.
- Is the time in Methven adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Methven?
- Expect it at 7:58 PM.