Patea in numbers
- Coordinates
- -39.7583, 174.4830
- Population
- 1 286
- Region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 172 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
Look up the current time in Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand, which follows the Pacific/Auckland zone (+13).
Patea, New Zealand
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Patea
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Patea keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:34 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 7:43 PM Daylight 13 h 10 min Night 10 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:06 AM – 8:11 PM
Weather in Patea right now
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Patea and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 4520 White Tank — 1.4 km away
- 4545 White Tank — 1.4 km away
- 4597 Matukuroa — 9.4 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 Patea
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- White Tank — 1.4 km
- Kakaramea — 5.4 km
- Rangikura — 6.4 km
- Matukuroa — 9.4 km
- Alton — 10.6 km
- Manutahi — 12.4 km
About the time in Patea
Patea operates with 3 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Patea uses Pacific/Auckland, equal to UTC+13. Summer clock change: Yes.
Today in Patea the sun appears at 6:34 AM and sets again at 7:43 PM. Daylight holds for 13 h 10 min.
White Tank and Kakaramea lie near Patea and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Patea?
- The time zone name for Patea is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Will the time in Patea move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Patea: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Patea?
- Today the sun rises at 6:34 AM.