Ararata in numbers
- Coordinates
- -39.5167, 174.3670
- Region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 200 km away
What time is it in Ararata, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
This page shows the current local time in Ararata, Taranaki Region, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Ararata, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Ararata
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ararata.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 7:42 PM Daylight 13 h 06 min Night 10 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 8:10 PM
Weather in Ararata right now
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Ararata and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 4674
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
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- South Taranaki District — 0.7 km
- Normanby — 7.4 km
- Meremere — 7.5 km
- Te Roti — 9.3 km
- Ohangai — 9.7 km
- Turuturu — 10.1 km
About the time in Ararata
Near Ararata you can add South Taranaki District and Normanby, both on the same time.
Delivery zones in Ararata are marked by 1 postal code.
Time zone for Ararata: Pacific/Auckland, running at UTC+13. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Ararata at 6:36 AM, and the sun sets at 7:42 PM. Daylight runs 13 h 06 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Ararata?
- The time zone name for Ararata is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Ararata?
- Daylight saving in Ararata: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Ararata?
- The last sunlight comes at 7:42 PM.