New Zealand
Time now in Napier
Sunrise 06:52Sunset 05:38Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
66,400
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
05:38
Day length
10h 46m
Coordinates
-39.49, 176.91
Time difference from Napier
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Napier right now.
Napier on the map
About the time in Napier
Around 66,400 people live in Napier, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:52 and sunset at 05:38 local time, giving 10h 46m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-39.49, 176.91) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Napier.
Napier runs on Pacific/Auckland, which puts the city UTC +12 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Napier
- Does Napier change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 27 September 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Napier in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Napier runs from 21:00–05:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Napier?
- Napier is UTC +12 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Napier right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Napier, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (UTC +12).
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