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Franschhoek, Zuid-Afrika
10:28:10 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Franschhoek
Town in Western Cape Province, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
10:28:10 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Volgende feestdag
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Franschhoek right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
CPT
Cape Town International Airport · 48 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 10:28:10 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Franschhoek (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
18°C, Clear sky
Feels like 17°C · Humidity 55% · Wind 4 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
07:17 AM to 06:03 PM
Day length 10h 46m · Solar noon 12:40 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Franschhoek local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Summer Game Fest 2026
keynotevrijdag 5 juni 2026
36 days to go
EU Pay Transparency Directive — Transposition Deadline
regulatoryzondag 7 juni 2026
38 days to go
Peru 2026 Presidential Election Runoff
electionzondag 7 juni 2026
38 days to go
Xbox Games Showcase 2026
keynotezondag 7 juni 2026
38 days to go
Apple Intelligence 2 (WWDC 2026)
release-techmaandag 8 juni 2026
39 days to go
Apple WWDC 2026
keynotemaandag 8 juni 2026
39 days to go
Population
20K
Coordinates
-33.91, 19.12
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Franschhoek runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 20K residents the city (rank #246 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
Geographically, Franschhoek is at 33.91°S, 19.12°E — that places it in the Southern Hemisphere's subtropics, about 3764 km from the equator, with warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 07:17 AM and sets around 06:03 PM in Franschhoek — about 10h 46m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Le Roux (3 km from Franschhoek) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
On 2026-05-01, Workers' Day is the next holiday flag for Franschhoek — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
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 Franschhoek.
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:28 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 04:28 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:28 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:28 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:28 PM | +6h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:28 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:28 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:28 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 48 km away
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 599 km away
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 813 km away
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 866 km away
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 1226 km away
Le Roux
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 3 km away
Stellenbosch
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 23 km away
Paarl
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 24 km away
Grabouw
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 28 km away
Wellington
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 32 km away
Somerset West
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 34 km away
Kraaifontein
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 38 km away
Kuils River
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 38 km away
Franschhoek bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Franschhoek hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Franschhoek is UTC+02:00.
Franschhoek sits at 33.91°S, 19.12°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 20K residents (rank #246 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Franschhoek is São Paulo, about 6,408 km away as the crow flies.
Le Roux is the closest indexed city, roughly 3 km from Franschhoek.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is the closest curated airport reference, about 48 km from Franschhoek.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
Franschhoek is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns in South Africa. It was formerly known as Oliphants hoek. It is situated about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Cape Town, a 45-minute drive away. The whole area, including townships such as Groendal and suburbs such as Wemmershoek, has a population of slightly over 20,000 people while the town proper, known as Hugenote, has a population of around 1,000. Since 2000, it has been incorporated into Stellenbosch Municipality.
From Franschhoek the nearest of our reference hubs are São Paulo (~6,408 km), Dubai (~7,602 km), Singapore (~9,603 km), while Los Angeles sits about 16,113 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Franschhoek sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Le Roux (3 km), Stellenbosch (23 km), Paarl (24 km), Grabouw (28 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Franschhoek — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Franschhoek: Workers' Day, Youth Day, National Women's Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Zuid-Afrika.
Closest curated airport references from Franschhoek: CPT Cape Town (48 km), PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (599 km), ELS East London (813 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 48 km from Franschhoek
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 599 km from Franschhoek
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 31m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 813 km from Franschhoek
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 48m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 866 km from Franschhoek
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 52m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 1226 km from Franschhoek
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 19m
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
