Cook Islands
Time now in Avarua
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 06:27Time zone UTC −10
Time zone
Pacific/Rarotonga
UTC offset
UTC −10
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
13,373
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
06:27
Day length
11h 29m
Coordinates
-21.21, -159.78
Time difference from Avarua
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Avarua right now.
Avarua on the map
About the time in Avarua
Around 13,373 people live in Avarua, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Avarua runs on Pacific/Rarotonga, which puts the city UTC −10 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 06:57 and sunset at 06:27 local time, giving 11h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-21.21, -159.78) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Avarua.
Frequently asked questions about time in Avarua
- Does Avarua change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Avarua keeps UTC −10 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Avarua in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Avarua runs from 19:00–03:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Avarua?
- Avarua is UTC −10 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Avarua right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Avarua, updating every second from Pacific/Rarotonga (UTC −10).
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