July 21, 2026 · Rotorua, New Zealand
Sunrise in Rotorua today is at 07:26. Day length is 9h 52m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Rotorua's coordinates and updated daily.
Rotorua lies at 38°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Rotorua.
The longest day in Rotorua is around 14h 49m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 31m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:09 | 20:41 | 14h 32m |
| February | 06:44 | 20:16 | 13h 32m |
| March | 07:13 | 19:37 | 12h 24m |
| April | 06:42 | 17:50 | 11h 8m |
| May | 07:09 | 17:15 | 10h 6m |
| June | 07:30 | 17:02 | 9h 32m |
| July | 07:29 | 17:14 | 9h 44m |
| August | 07:02 | 17:39 | 10h 37m |
| September | 06:18 | 18:05 | 11h 48m |
| October | 06:31 | 19:32 | 13h 1m |
| November | 05:56 | 20:05 | 14h 10m |
| December | 05:47 | 20:34 | 14h 47m |