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Richards Bay, Zuid-Afrika
10:27:42 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Richards Bay
Town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
10:27:42 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 Richards Bay right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
DUR
King Shaka International Airport · 128 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 10:27:42 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Richards Bay (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
17°C, Clear sky
Feels like 16°C · Humidity 74% · Wind 13 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:18 AM to 05:19 PM
Day length 11h 1m · Solar noon 11:49 AM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Richards Bay local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Code with Claude London 2026
keynotedinsdag 19 mei 2026
19 days to go
Manipur Violence Commission of Inquiry Report
inquirywoensdag 20 mei 2026
20 days to go
Cum-Ex Trial Begins (Bonn, Germany)
judicialdonderdag 21 mei 2026
21 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu (Theatrical Release)
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
22 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
22 days to go
Pentecost 2026
religiouszondag 24 mei 2026
24 days to go
Population
253K
Coordinates
-28.78, 32.04
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
For Zuid-Afrika, Richards Bay (rank #29 by population in this dataset) reads SAST, UTC+02:00 on the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, and the city's roughly 253K residents make it a practical scheduling anchor.
The coordinates 28.78°S, 32.04°E put Richards Bay roughly 3195 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 06:18 AM and sets around 05:19 PM in Richards Bay — about 11h 1m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Empangeni (14 km from Richards Bay) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay.
Richards Bay is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30-square-kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which makes it one of the country's largest harbours. Richards Bay also has the deepest natural harbour on the African continent.
Distance-wise, Richards Bay is closest to Dubai (~6,496 km), São Paulo (~7,728 km), Singapore (~8,315 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 17,145 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Richards Bay sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Richards Bay, the nearest mapped reference cities are Empangeni (14 km), eSikhaleni (17 km), Mtubatuba (43 km), Eshowe (56 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Richards Bay: 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 Richards Bay: DUR Durban (128 km), JNB Johannesburg (476 km), HLA Johannesburg (515 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 128 km from Richards Bay
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 55m
O.R. Tambo International AirportJNB
Johannesburg · 476 km from Richards Bay
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 22m
Lanseria International AirportHLA
Johannesburg · 515 km from Richards Bay
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 25m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 559 km from Richards Bay
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 28m
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · 606 km from Richards Bay
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 32m
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 | 09:27 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 04:27 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:27 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:27 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:27 PM | +6h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:27 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:27 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:27 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Empangeni
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 14 km away
eSikhaleni
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 17 km away
Mtubatuba
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 43 km away
Eshowe
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 56 km away
Mandeni
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 73 km away
Ulundi
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 79 km away
KwaDukuza
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 95 km away
Shakaskraal
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 109 km away
Richards Bay bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Richards Bay hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Richards Bay is UTC+02:00.
Richards Bay sits at 28.78°S, 32.04°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 253K residents (rank #29 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Richards Bay is Dubai, about 6,496 km away as the crow flies.
Empangeni is the closest indexed city, roughly 14 km from Richards Bay.
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is the closest curated airport reference, about 128 km from Richards Bay.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
