Oamaru in numbers
- Coordinates
- -45.0976, 170.9710
- Population
- 13 000
- Region
- Otago
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 524 km away
What time is it in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
This page displays how late it is in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Oamaru, New Zealand
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Oamaru
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Oamaru, Otago.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:18 AM Solar noon 1:21 PM Sunset 8:23 PM Daylight 14 h 05 min Night 9 h 55 min Civil twilight 5:46 AM – 8:55 PM
Weather in Oamaru right now
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Oamaru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9400
- 9444
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 Otago
- Dunedin 132 800
- Mosgiel 14 800
- Wanaka 13 200
- Queenstown 10 442
- North East Valley 9 830
- Papatowai 6 593
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Oamaru North — 2.1 km
- Waiareka Junction — 3.0 km
- Deborah — 3.7 km
- Weston — 4.5 km
- Alma — 4.7 km
- Cormacks — 5.8 km
About the time in Oamaru
Postal codes in Oamaru number 2.
Time in Oamaru is measured by Pacific/Auckland, at UTC+13. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Oamaru at 6:18 AM and sets at 8:23 PM today. That is 14 h 05 min of light.
Nothing changes on the clock between Oamaru and neighbouring Oamaru North or Waiareka Junction.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Oamaru?
- Oamaru is assigned to the Pacific/Auckland time zone, with an offset of +13.
- Does the time in Oamaru vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Oamaru: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Oamaru?
- At 8:23 PM.