Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- -39.6667, 174.4500
- Region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 182 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
The time you see here is the local time in Alton, Taranaki Region, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Alton, New Zealand
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Alton
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Alton keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:04 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 8:11 PM Daylight 14 h 07 min Night 9 h 53 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 8:40 PM
Weather in Alton right now
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Alton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 4598 Hurleyville — 5.7 km away
- 4597 Matukuroa — 7.3 km away
- 4520 White Tank — 10.3 km away
- 4545 White Tank — 10.3 km away
- 4672 Meremere — 10.9 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 Taranaki Region
- New Plymouth 90 100
- Hawera 10 700
- Bell Block 8 260
- Waitara 7 730
- Stratford 6 430
- Vogeltown 6 140
Other places named Alton
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- Alton Missouri, United States
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Whakamara — 4.0 km
- Manutahi — 4.3 km
- Kakaramea — 5.6 km
- Hurleyville — 5.7 km
- Matukuroa — 7.3 km
- Mokoia — 8.0 km
Time and daylight in Alton
Whakamara and Manutahi are near Alton and do not differ from it in time.
5 postal codes are in use across Alton.
The time zone assigned to Alton is Pacific/Auckland, held at UTC+13. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today at Alton, the sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:11 PM. That gives 14 h 07 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Alton?
- The time zone used in Alton is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does Alton adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Alton?
- Yes, it is 6:04 AM.