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Howick, Afrique du Sud
10:26:35 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Howick, South Africa
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Heure locale actuelle
10:26:35 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Fuseau horaire
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Prochain jour férié
Workers' Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Chevauchement d'horaires maintenant
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Howick right now
Aéroport le plus proche
DUR
King Shaka International Airport · 87 km
Aéroports indexés
8
Curated airport references available for Afrique du Sud
Snapshot at render time: 10:26:35 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Howick (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
16°C, Overcast
Feels like 14°C · Humidity 65% · Wind 12 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:26 AM to 05:25 PM
Day length 10h 59m · Solar noon 11:56 AM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vendredi 1 mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Howick local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
G7 Évian Summit
politicallundi 15 juin 2026
46 days to go
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Sabarimala 9-Judge Constitutional Bench Verdict
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46 days to go
House of the Dragon Season 3
release-tvlundi 15 juin 2026
46 days to go
The Beatles - Anthology 4 (Continued Rollout)
release-albumlundi 15 juin 2026
46 days to go
GPT-6 Launch (estimated window)
keynotelundi 15 juin 2026
46 days to go
Population
32.5K
Coordinates
-29.48, 30.23
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Aéroports indexés
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
For Afrique du Sud, Howick (rank #177 by population in this dataset) reads SAST, UTC+02:00 on the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, and the city's roughly 32.5K residents make it a practical scheduling anchor.
The coordinates 29.48°S, 30.23°E put Howick roughly 3272 km from the equator in the subtropics of the Southern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:26 AM and sets around 05:25 PM in Howick — about 10h 59m of daylight. Afrique du Sud stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Mpophomeni (11 km from Howick) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Afrique du Sud.
Howick planners should mark 2026-05-01 (Workers' Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
SAST
IANA Zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+02:00
Burundi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other cities in this timezone
London
-1h
New York
-6h
Los Angeles
-9h
Dubai
+2h
Singapore
+6h
Tokyo
+7h
Sydney
+8h
São Paulo
-5h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Howick.
Howick is a town located in the UMngeni Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The town is 1050 m above sea level, and about 88 kilometres from the port city of Durban. It experiences warm summers and cool, dry winters. A snappy chill descends upon Howick when snow falls on the nearby Drakensberg. The town is located on the N3 freeway, connecting it with the rest of South Africa.
Distance-wise, Howick is closest to Dubai (~6,642 km), São Paulo (~7,538 km), Singapore (~8,501 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 17,004 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Howick sits inside Afrique du Sud — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Howick, the nearest mapped reference cities are Mpophomeni (11 km), Pietermaritzburg (22 km), Mooi River (38 km), Richmond (44 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Howick: Workers' Day, Youth Day, National Women's Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Afrique du Sud.
Closest curated airport references from Howick: DUR Durban (87 km), BFN Bloemfontein (383 km), JNB Johannesburg (419 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 87 km from Howick
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 383 km from Howick
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 14m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 419 km from Howick
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 17m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 454 km from Howick
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 20m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 457 km from Howick
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 20m
Exchange snapshot
1 ZAR = 0.051 EUR · 1 ZAR = 0.045 GBP · 1 ZAR = 0.060 USD
As of 2026-04-29
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
3 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:26 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 04:26 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:26 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:26 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:26 PM | +6h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:26 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:26 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:26 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Mpophomeni
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 11 km away
Pietermaritzburg
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 22 km away
Mooi River
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 38 km away
Richmond
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 44 km away
Mpumalanga
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 54 km away
Greytown
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 58 km away
Estcourt
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 63 km away
Wembesi
Afrique du Sud
Approx. 65 km away
Howick est dans le fuseau horaire Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), avec un décalage UTC de +02:00.
Howick n'observe pas actuellement l'heure d'été.
Le décalage UTC actuel pour Howick est UTC+02:00.
Howick sits at 29.48°S, 30.23°E in Afrique du Sud, with about 32.5K residents (rank #177 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Howick is Dubai, about 6,642 km away as the crow flies.
Mpophomeni is the closest indexed city, roughly 11 km from Howick.
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is the closest curated airport reference, about 87 km from Howick.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Afrique du Sud, on vendredi 1 mai 2026.
