Lae to Timaru: time difference
Timaru is 3 h ahead of Lae. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇿 Timaru, New Zealand
11
- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:03 · 13 h 24 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lae 04:39 4:39 AM Timaru 07:39 7:39 AM You –:–
04:39 4:39 AM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 18:06
07:39 7:39 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:03
·
+3 h
Timaru is 3 h ahead of Lae.
When you, Lae and Timaru are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇬 Lae
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇳🇿 Timaru
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Lae | 🇳🇿 Timaru |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:39 | 07:39 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+13 |
| Offset from Lae | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | Pacific/Auckland |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 20:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 16 min | 13 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 250,948 | 28,600 |
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Lae and Timaru: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lae is Timaru?
The clocks in Timaru are 3 hours ahead of those in Lae (UTC+13 and UTC+10).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lae, what time is it in Timaru?
At 9:00 AM in Lae, clocks in Timaru show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Timaru when it is 6:00 PM in Lae?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lae, it is 9:00 PM in Timaru.
When is a good time to call Timaru from Lae?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Lae – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Timaru – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Timaru?
From 9:00 PM in Lae it is already the next day in Timaru. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Timaru it is still the previous day in Lae.
Is the time difference between Lae and Timaru the same all year?
No. Only Timaru switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Timaru will be 2 hours ahead of Lae.
