TaupoNew Zealand
Current time in Taupo, New Zealand
Friday, 4 September 2026
New Zealand Standard TimeUTC+12:00
⛶ Full-screen clockTaupo time at a glance
- Country
- New Zealand
- Location
- City in Waikato Region
- Time zone
Pacific/Auckland- UTC offset now
UTC+12:00- Current zone label
- GMT+12
- Next clock change
- 27 September 2026 at 03:00 GMT+13
Weather now
Weather in Taupo
Conditions near Taupo and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 5°C
- Humidity
- 67%
- Wind
- 32.4 km/h W
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby7°C to 11°C77% chance of precipitationWind up to 33.5 km/h
- Sunny7°C to 11°C11% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.5 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby7°C to 12°C33% chance of precipitationWind up to 27 km/h
Forecast valid from 18:15 local time. Updated 2026-09-04T06:27:53.178Z; refresh due by 2026-09-04T06:42:53.178Z.
Time-zone identity for Taupo
- IANA zone
Pacific/Auckland- UTC offset now
- UTC+12:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+12
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Taupo is currently 12 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Taupo
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Taupo
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Pacific/Auckland, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
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- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
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- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Location context
About Taupo
Location details for Taupo in Waikato Region, New Zealand.
- Administrative area
- Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Population
- 27,000
- Coordinates
- 38.6833° S, 176.0833° E. The elevation is 405 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Taupo
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Taupo. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- CambridgeWaikato Region, New Zealand106 km northwest
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - Hamilton EastWaikato Region, New Zealand121 km northwest
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - HamiltonWaikato Region, New Zealand122 km northwest
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - RotoruaBay of Plenty, New Zealand62 km north
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - TaurangaBay of Plenty, New Zealand111 km north
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - WhakataneBay of Plenty, New Zealand113 km northeast
Pacific/AucklandSame local time
Sources for Taupo time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · AccessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.