🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min
Sydney to Timaru: time difference
Timaru is 2 h ahead of Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 09:14 9:14 AM Timaru 11:14 11:14 AM You –:–
09:14 9:14 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11
11:14 11:14 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:03
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+2 h
Timaru is 2 h ahead of Sydney.
When you, Sydney 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
🇦🇺 Sydney
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇳🇿 Timaru |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:14 | 11:14 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+13 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Pacific/Auckland |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 20:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 59 min | 13 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 28,600 |
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Sydney and Timaru: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Timaru?
Timaru is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+13, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Timaru?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Timaru show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Timaru when it is 6:00 PM in Sydney?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, it is 8:00 PM in Timaru.
When is a good time to call Timaru from Sydney?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Sydney – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Timaru – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Timaru compared with Sydney?
The new day starts in Timaru earlier: at 10:00 PM in Sydney it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Timaru, Sydney is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Timaru the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From September 26, 2027, Timaru will be 3 hours ahead of Sydney.
