Current Time in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
3:41:27 AM
03:41:27
-10 (Cook Islands Standard Time) · UTC−10:00
Pacific/Rarotonga
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Time zone details
Avarua does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Avarua
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Administrative area
- Rarotonga
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Māori
- Dialing code
- +682
- Population
- 13,373
- Elevation
- Approximately 7 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 21° 12' S / 159° 46' W
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Clock changes in Avarua
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 11 hr 55 min1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 55 min1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (64.9° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (4% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Thursday, September 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
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| 11 hr 55 min | 1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 56 min | 1 min 11 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 57 min | 1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 58 min | 1 min 11 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 00 min | 1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 01 min | 1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 02 min | 1 min 12 sec longer than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Avarua
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Plan around Avarua
Upcoming public holidays in Rarotonga
- National Gospel Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Rarotonga International AirportRARLarge airport3.2 km west
Source: OurAirports record · RAR / NCRG
About 3.2 km (2.0 mi) west of Avarua
Scheduled airline service in source data
Enua AirportAIUSmall airport · Serves Atiu Island221 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · AIU / NCAT
About 221 km (137 mi) northeast of Avarua
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Avarua in?
- Avarua currently uses Cook Islands Standard Time (UTC−10:00). Its IANA time zone is Pacific/Rarotonga.
- When is the next clock change in Avarua?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Avarua in the next 12 months
- Does Avarua observe daylight saving time?
- Avarua does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Avarua right now?
- Avarua is currently UTC−10:00