Waikato in numbers
- Coordinates
- -37.5000, 175.3330
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 424 km away
What time is it in Waikato, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Local time right now in Waikato, Waikato Region, New Zealand appears above, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Waikato, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Waikato
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Waikato, Waikato Region.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:34 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 7:36 PM Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 8:03 PM
Weather in Waikato right now
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Waikato and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 3784 Waiterimu — 6.3 km away
- 3792 Orini — 8.0 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 Waikato Region
- Hamilton 192 100
- Taupo 27 000
- Hamilton East 15 300
- Cambridge 15 192
- Tokoroa 14 500
- Te Awamutu 14 000
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
About the time in Waikato
Nearby settlements including Te Hoe and Waiterimu match the time in Waikato.
2 codes are used to address mail in Waikato.
The time zone in effect for Waikato is Pacific/Auckland, at UTC+13. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Daylight arrives in Waikato at 6:34 AM and departs at 7:36 PM. It lasts 13 h 02 min today.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Waikato based on?
- The clock in Waikato is based on Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does the clock in Waikato move for summer time?
- Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Waikato.
- They are 6:34 AM and 7:36 PM.