Rakaia Gorge in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.5167, 171.6500
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 357 km away
What time is it in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand
Right now in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand the local time is the one shown here, in the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Rakaia Gorge, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Rakaia Gorge
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Rakaia Gorge, 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 6:13 AM – 8:28 PM
Weather in Rakaia Gorge right now
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Rakaia Gorge and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7730 Methven — 13.0 km away
- 7745 Methven — 13.0 km away
- 7782 Highbank — 13.7 km away
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
- Windwhistle — 3.2 km
- Canterbury — 12.2 km
- Methven — 13.0 km
- Highbank — 13.7 km
- Glenroy — 14.8 km
- Alford Forest — 16.4 km
Local time details for Rakaia Gorge
The sun climbs above Rakaia Gorge at 6:42 AM and dips below at 7:58 PM. Between them sit 13 h 16 min of daylight.
Rakaia Gorge shares one clock with the nearby places Windwhistle and Canterbury.
3 postal codes are attached to Rakaia Gorge.
Time zone for Rakaia Gorge: Pacific/Auckland, running at UTC+13. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Rakaia Gorge?
- The time zone name for Rakaia Gorge is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does Rakaia Gorge take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Rakaia Gorge: Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Rakaia Gorge?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:42 AM.