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Knysna, Zuid-Afrika
10:28:12 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg

Knysna
Town in Western Cape, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
10:28:12 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 Knysna right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
PLZ
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · 237 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 10:28:12 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Knysna (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
17°C, Overcast
Feels like 16°C · Humidity 56% · Wind 6 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
07:02 AM to 05:47 PM
Day length 10h 45m · Solar noon 12:25 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Knysna local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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31 days to go
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electionzondag 31 mei 2026
31 days to go
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declassificationmaandag 1 juni 2026
32 days to go
COMPUTEX 2026
keynotedinsdag 2 juni 2026
33 days to go
Population
68.7K
Coordinates
-34.04, 23.05
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Knysna runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 68.7K residents the city (rank #103 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
Geographically, Knysna is at 34.04°S, 23.05°E — that places it in the Southern Hemisphere's subtropics, about 3778 km from the equator, with warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 07:02 AM and sets around 05:47 PM in Knysna — about 10h 45m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Plettenberg Bay (30 km from Knysna) 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 Knysna — 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 Knysna.
Knysna is a coastal town with 76,150 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations in the lush Garden Route region.
From Knysna the nearest of our reference hubs are São Paulo (~6,764 km), Dubai (~7,414 km), Singapore (~9,244 km), while Los Angeles sits about 16,470 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Knysna sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Plettenberg Bay (30 km), George (55 km), Groot-Brakrivier (76 km), Dysselsdorp (76 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Knysna — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Knysna: 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 Knysna: PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (237 km), CPT Cape Town (410 km), ELS East London (457 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 237 km from Knysna
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 3m
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 410 km from Knysna
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 17m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 457 km from Knysna
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 20m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 630 km from Knysna
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 33m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 907 km from Knysna
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 55m
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 | 09:28 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 |
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 237 km away
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 410 km away
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 457 km away
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 630 km away
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 907 km away
Plettenberg Bay
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 30 km away
George
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 55 km away
Groot-Brakrivier
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 76 km away
Dysselsdorp
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 76 km away
Mossel Bay
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 85 km away
Oudtshoorn
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 92 km away
Kruisfontein
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 155 km away
Humansdorp
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 159 km away
Knysna bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Knysna hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Knysna is UTC+02:00.
Knysna sits at 34.04°S, 23.05°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 68.7K residents (rank #103 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Knysna is São Paulo, about 6,764 km away as the crow flies.
Plettenberg Bay is the closest indexed city, roughly 30 km from Knysna.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is the closest curated airport reference, about 237 km from Knysna.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.