July 21, 2026 · Timaru, New Zealand
Sunrise in Timaru today is at 08:03. Day length is 9h 18m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Timaru's coordinates and updated daily.
Timaru lies at 44°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 Timaru.
The longest day in Timaru is around 15h 32m (around December 21). The shortest is around 8h 50m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:10 | 21:20 | 15h 10m |
| February | 06:53 | 20:47 | 13h 53m |
| March | 07:31 | 19:59 | 12h 28m |
| April | 07:09 | 18:03 | 10h 54m |
| May | 07:45 | 17:20 | 9h 35m |
| June | 08:10 | 17:02 | 8h 52m |
| July | 08:07 | 17:16 | 9h 8m |
| August | 07:33 | 17:48 | 10h 15m |
| September | 06:40 | 18:23 | 11h 44m |
| October | 06:44 | 19:59 | 13h 15m |
| November | 06:00 | 20:41 | 14h 42m |
| December | 05:46 | 21:16 | 15h 30m |