Rakaia in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.7500, 172.0170
- Population
- 1 680
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 355 km away
What time is it in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
This page keeps the current time in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand, according to the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Rakaia, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Rakaia
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Rakaia keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:40 AM Solar noon 1:19 PM Sunset 7:57 PM Daylight 13 h 16 min Night 10 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 8:27 PM
Weather in Rakaia right now
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Rakaia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7710
- 7743
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
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Hatfield — 4.4 km
- Overdale — 4.6 km
- Bankside — 7.7 km
- Somerton — 8.0 km
- Chertsey — 8.7 km
- Te Pirita — 10.7 km
Local time details for Rakaia
Postal numbering in Rakaia covers 2 codes.
The zone covering Rakaia is called Pacific/Auckland and stands at UTC+13. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
Rakaia has sunrise at 6:40 AM today and sunset at 7:57 PM. Light holds for 13 h 16 min.
Time in Rakaia applies without change in Hatfield and Overdale nearby.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Rakaia?
- The time zone assigned to Rakaia is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does Rakaia apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Rakaia?
- Today the sun sets at 7:57 PM.