Rotorua
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+12
- Time zone
- Pacific/AucklandNZST
- Sunrise
- 7:03 am
- Sunset
- 5:36 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 33 minutes123 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 44 days
Daylight saving in Rotorua
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Rotorua is on NZST, UTC+12 — standard time. That is 44 days away.
Rotorua time to your time
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Call times with London
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Time difference between Rotorua and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 12:33 am | 00:33 | 19 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:33 am | 01:33 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 2:33 am | 02:33 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 3:33 am | 03:33 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 3:33 am | 03:33 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:33 am | 04:33 | 15 hours behind |
| London BST | 8:33 am | 08:33 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 9:33 am | 09:33 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 9:33 am | 09:33 | 10 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:33 am | 09:33 | 10 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 10:33 am | 10:33 | 9 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 10:33 am | 10:33 | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:33 am | 11:33 | 8 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 1:03 pm | 13:03 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 3:33 pm | 15:33 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 4:33 pm | 16:33 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney AEST | 5:33 pm | 17:33 | 2 hours behind |
About Rotorua
- Population
- 65901
- Coordinates
- -38.139, 176.245
- Region
- Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- IANA zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Solar noon
- 12:19 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Rotorua right now?
It is 7:33 pm (19:33 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Rotorua. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Rotorua in?
Rotorua uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZST (UTC+12). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like NZST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Rotorua on daylight saving time right now?
No. Rotorua is on standard time (NZST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Rotorua?
The next change is on Sunday, 27th September 2026. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+13.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rotorua today?
The sun rises at 7:03 am and sets at 5:36 pm today, giving 10 hours 33 minutes of daylight. That is 123 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Rotorua of Los Angeles?
Rotorua is 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:33 pm in Rotorua, it is 12:33 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Rotorua?
Rotorua is in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, at 38.14° S, 176.25° E, with a population of about 65,901. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.