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Swellendam, Zuid-Afrika
02:36:57 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg
Swellendam
Town in Western Cape, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
02:36:57 PM
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 Swellendam right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
CPT
Cape Town International Airport · 169 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 02:36:57 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Swellendam (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
20°C, Clear sky
Feels like 18°C · Humidity 47% · Wind 6 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
07:12 AM to 05:58 PM
Day length 10h 46m · Solar noon 12:35 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Swellendam local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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
Hajj 2026
religiousmaandag 25 mei 2026
25 days to go
Memorial Day (US) 2026
festival-secularmaandag 25 mei 2026
25 days to go
Grand Theft Auto VI Release
release-gamedinsdag 26 mei 2026
26 days to go
Population
21K
Coordinates
-34.02, 20.44
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Swellendam runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 21K residents the city (rank #236 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
Swellendam sits at 34.02°S, 20.44°E; that's the subtropics (Southern Hemisphere, ~3777 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects warmer-half daylight that stretches noticeably in summer.
Today the sun rises around 07:12 AM and sets around 05:58 PM in Swellendam — about 10h 46m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Montagu (40 km from Swellendam) 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 Swellendam.
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 Swellendam.
Swellendam is the third oldest town in South Africa, a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture. Swellendam is situated on the N2, approximately 220 km from both Cape Town and George.
Reading Swellendam against the global hubs: São Paulo (~6,527 km), Dubai (~7,543 km), Singapore (~9,482 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~16,235 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Swellendam sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
The closest mapped neighbors of Swellendam are Montagu (40 km), Ashton (41 km), Robertson (57 km), Bredasdorp (68 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Swellendam: 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 Swellendam: CPT Cape Town (169 km), PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (477 km), ELS East London (693 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 169 km from Swellendam
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 58m
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 477 km from Swellendam
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 22m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 693 km from Swellendam
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 38m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 780 km from Swellendam
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 45m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 1121 km from Swellendam
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 11m
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 | 01:36 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 08:36 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 05:36 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 04:36 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 08:36 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 09:36 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 10:36 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 09:36 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 169 km away
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 477 km away
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 693 km away
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 780 km away
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 1121 km away
Montagu
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 40 km away
Ashton
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 41 km away
Robertson
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 57 km away
Bredasdorp
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 68 km away
Riversdale
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 76 km away
Caledon
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 96 km away
Worcester
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 101 km away
Gansbaai
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 118 km away
Swellendam bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Swellendam hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Swellendam is UTC+02:00.
Swellendam sits at 34.02°S, 20.44°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 21K residents (rank #236 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Swellendam is São Paulo, about 6,527 km away as the crow flies.
Montagu is the closest indexed city, roughly 40 km from Swellendam.
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is the closest curated airport reference, about 169 km from Swellendam.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
