Thames in numbers
- Coordinates
- -37.1383, 175.5400
- Population
- 7 136
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 466 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thames, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Get the current local time in Thames, Waikato Region, New Zealand, a location in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Thames, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Thames
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Thames keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:34 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 7:35 PM Daylight 13 h 01 min Night 10 h 59 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 8:02 PM
Weather in Thames right now
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Thames and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 3500
- 3540
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 Waikato Region
- Hamilton 192 100
- Taupo 27 000
- Hamilton East 15 300
- Cambridge 15 192
- Tokoroa 14 500
- Te Awamutu 14 000
Other places named Thames
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Thames North — 1.3 km
- Parawai — 2.2 km
- Totara — 3.1 km
- Kauaeranga — 4.9 km
- Kopu — 5.5 km
- Whakatette Bay — 5.8 km
About the time in Thames
Today's schedule for Thames: sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:35 PM. That gives 13 h 01 min of daylight.
Thames shares one clock with the nearby places Thames North and Parawai.
Mail addressed to Thames uses 2 postal codes.
The clock in Thames is set to Pacific/Auckland, offset UTC+13. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is Thames's time zone listed?
- Thames's time zone is listed as Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Thames?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Thames?
- Expect it at 6:34 AM.