New Plymouth uses Pacific/Auckland — UTC+12:00 (NZST) in standard time and UTC+13:00 (NZDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in Taranaki Region, New Zealand. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about New Plymouth's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
New Plymouth uses UTC+12:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+13:00 (NZDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for New Plymouth is Pacific/Auckland. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Fall back: 05 April 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 27 September 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 April 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 September 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 02 April 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 24 September 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 April 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 30 September 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD). Calling code: +64. Languages: English, Māori.
New Plymouth (Māori: Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated.
The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district (out of 67) in New Zealand, and has a population of 90,100 – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki region and 1.7% of New Zealand's population.
This includes New Plymouth City (60,200), Waitara (7,720), Inglewood (3,970), Ōakura (1,780), Ōkato (561) and Urenui (429).
The city itself is a service centre for the region's principal economic activities, including intensive pastoral activities (mainly dairy farming) as well as oil, natural gas and petrochemical exploration and production.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — New Plymouth. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
90,100 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Taranaki Region, New Zealand.
Pacific/Auckland · UTC+12:00 (NZST).
Observes DST.
New Zealand Dollar (NZD) · +64.
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga
New Plymouth Airport (NPL) about 10.5 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 17.1°C and lows 10.5°C. Warmest month: January (average high 22.4°C); coolest month: July (average low 7.1°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Region: Taranaki Region · IANA zone: Pacific/Auckland · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to New Plymouth. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between New Plymouth and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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