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Polokwane, Zuid-Afrika
12:10:24 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Polokwane
City in Limpopo, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
12:10:24 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
SAST
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00
Volgende feestdag
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Polokwane right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
PTG
Polokwane International Airport · 7 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 12:10:24 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Polokwane (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
15°C, Overcast
Feels like 12°C · Humidity 86% · Wind 19 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:22 AM to 05:36 PM
Day length 11h 14m · Solar noon 11:59 AM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Polokwane local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Xbox Games Showcase 2026
keynotezondag 7 juni 2026
38 days to go
Population
272.5K
Coordinates
-23.90, 29.47
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Polokwane runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 272.5K residents the city (rank #27 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
Polokwane sits at 23.90°S, 29.47°E; that's the subtropics (Southern Hemisphere, ~2653 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 06:22 AM and sets around 05:36 PM in Polokwane — about 11h 14m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Mankweng (24 km from Polokwane) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Workers' Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Polokwane.
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 Polokwane.
Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the country's largest urban centre north of Gauteng. It was one of the nine host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Reading Polokwane against the global hubs: Dubai (~6,127 km), São Paulo (~7,639 km), Singapore (~8,483 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~16,695 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Polokwane sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
The closest mapped neighbors of Polokwane are Mankweng (24 km), Lebowakgomo (46 km), Mokopane (57 km), Tzaneen (71 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Polokwane: 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 Polokwane: PTG Polokwane (7 km), HLA Johannesburg (275 km), JNB Johannesburg (277 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 7 km from Polokwane
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 275 km from Polokwane
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 6m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 277 km from Polokwane
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 6m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 656 km from Polokwane
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 35m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 657 km from Polokwane
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 36m
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
2 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:10 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:10 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:10 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:10 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:10 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:10 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:10 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:10 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Mankweng
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 24 km away
Lebowakgomo
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 46 km away
Mokopane
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 57 km away
Tzaneen
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 71 km away
Duiwelskloof
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 72 km away
Nkowakowa
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 83 km away
Mookgophong
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 102 km away
Louis Trichardt
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 105 km away
Polokwane bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Polokwane hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Polokwane is UTC+02:00.
Polokwane sits at 23.90°S, 29.47°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 272.5K residents (rank #27 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Polokwane is Dubai, about 6,127 km away as the crow flies.
Mankweng is the closest indexed city, roughly 24 km from Polokwane.
Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is the closest curated airport reference, about 7 km from Polokwane.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
