Weather in Rotorua
New Zealand38.14° S, 176.25° EPacific/Auckland
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Today's weather verdict for Rotorua
The latest Open-Meteo forecast for Rotorua, New Zealand is requested each time this page is opened, so no stored or build-time forecast is shown here. Temperature, rain, wind, UV and the Weather Score appear in this box once it arrives. Today's daylight times for Sunday 1 November 2026 are already listed below.
Daylight in Rotorua today
Sunday 1 November 2026, local date in Rotorua, New Zealand
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Day length
- 13 h 42 min
- Golden hour
- 53 min
Evening 19:13–20:07
Solar geometry calculated for 38.14° S, 176.25° E in Pacific/Auckland local time for Sunday 1 November 2026, including daylight saving time where it applies. Deeper: sunset & twilight, golden hour & light score.
Daylight through the year in Rotorua
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Rotorua's own coordinates (38.14° S, 176.25° E) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 h 30 min | 73° | 57 min |
| February | 13 h 36 min | 65° | 53 min |
| March | 12 h 24 min | 55° | 51 min |
| April | 11 h 6 min | 42° | 52 min |
| May | 10 h 6 min | 33° | 56 min |
| June | 9 h 30 min | 29° | 60 min |
| July | 9 h 48 min | 30° | 58 min |
| August | 10 h 42 min | 38° | 54 min |
| September | 11 h 54 min | 50° | 51 min |
| October | 13 h 12 min | 61° | 52 min |
| November | 14 h 18 min | 71° | 56 min |
| December | 14 h 48 min | 75° | 58 min |
Specialist tools for Rotorua
Sources and method
Forecast values (temperature, feels-like, precipitation probability and amount, wind, gusts, cloud, UV, weather code) are model output from the Open-Meteo forecast API, requested for Rotorua's coordinates in its local time zone each time this page is opened. Sunrise, sunset, day length and golden-hour windows are calculated from solar geometry for the same coordinates. Weather Score and activity scores are deterministic formulas documented on the methodology page. This page does not show historical climate averages: no verified monthly climate dataset is used on this site.