Waihao Downs in numbers
- Coordinates
- -44.8000, 170.9170
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 501 km away
What time is it in Waihao Downs, Canterbury, New Zealand
This page shows local time in Waihao Downs, Canterbury, New Zealand as of this moment, in the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Waihao Downs, New Zealand
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Waihao Downs
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Waihao Downs.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 1:23 PM Sunset 8:04 PM Daylight 13 h 22 min Night 10 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 8:34 PM
Weather in Waihao Downs right now
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Waihao Downs and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7979 Waihao Forks — 1.3 km away
- 7977 Waihaorunga — 9.7 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
- Waihao Forks — 1.3 km
- Kelchers — 5.6 km
- Ikawai — 9.1 km
- Waihaorunga — 9.7 km
- Tawai — 10.6 km
- Waimate District — 10.7 km
Time and daylight in Waihao Downs
Nearby, Waihao Forks and Kelchers go by the same clock as Waihao Downs.
The area of Waihao Downs is divided into 2 postal codes.
Waihao Downs operates on Pacific/Auckland at UTC+13. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Waihao Downs at 6:42 AM, then sets at 8:04 PM. The day offers 13 h 22 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Waihao Downs be stated?
- It should be stated as Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Is the hour in Waihao Downs changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Waihao Downs?
- The sun is setting at 8:04 PM.