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Time in Rotorua, New Zealand now

04:05:26PM

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Rotorua switches to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, September 27. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:02AM ↓ 06:13PM (12h 11m) - More info - Make Rotorua time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Rotorua

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The time in Rotorua can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Rotorua is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Rotorua

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Cairo	−9 hours	−9 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Rotorua

Sunrise: 06:02AM
Sunset: 06:13PM
Day length: 12h 11m
Solar noon: 12:07PM
The current local time in Rotorua is 7 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Rotorua on the map

Location: New Zealand
Latitude: -38.139. Longitude: 176.245
Population: 66,000

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Best restaurants in Rotorua

#1 Mac's Steak House - Steakhouses and vegetarian options food
#2 Number 8 Wire Cafe & Restaurant - American and australian food
#3 El Mexicano Zapata Cantina - Mexican and vegetarian options food

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