Current Time in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
3:54:41 PM
15:54:41
NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) · UTC+13:00
Pacific/Auckland
Time zone details
Napier is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Napier
Location facts
Place
- Country
- New Zealand
- Administrative area
- Hawke's Bay Region
- District
- Napier City
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Māori
- Dialing code
- +64
- Population
- 66,400
- Elevation
- Approximately 6 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 39° 29' S / 176° 54' E
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Napier follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Auckland
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All times shown relative to Napier local time
Clock changes in Napier
3:00 AM NZDT2:00 AM NZST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM NZDT2:00 AM NZST
Clocks move back 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM NZST3:00 AM NZDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 13 hr 07 min2 min 32 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 13 hr 07 min2 min 32 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (59.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Sunday, October 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Monday, October 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 hr 07 min | 2 min 32 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 10 min | 2 min 32 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 12 min | 2 min 31 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 15 min | 2 min 30 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 17 min | 2 min 30 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 20 min | 2 min 30 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 22 min | 2 min 29 sec longer than the previous day |
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Plan around Napier
Upcoming national public holidays in New Zealand
- Labour Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hawke's Bay AirportNPEMedium airport4.7 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · NPE / NZNR
About 4.7 km (2.9 mi) northwest of Napier
Scheduled airline service in source data
Taupo AirportTUOMedium airport · Serves Taupo110 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · TUO / NZAP
About 110 km (68.4 mi) northwest of Napier
Scheduled airline service in source data
Gisborne AirportGISMedium airport · Serves Gisborne130 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · GIS / NZGS
About 130 km (80.9 mi) northeast of Napier
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Napier in?
- Napier uses New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) in winter and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Pacific/Auckland.
- When is the next clock change in Napier?
- Clocks in Napier move backward 1 hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, changing from NZDT (UTC+13:00) to NZST (UTC+12:00)
- Does Napier observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Napier observes daylight saving time: NZDT (UTC+13) in summer and NZST (UTC+12) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Napier?
- Napier is UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer