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Kariega, Zuid-Afrika
09:20:55 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Johannesburg

Kariega River
River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Huidige lokale tijd
09:20:55 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 Kariega right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
PLZ
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · 33 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Curated airport references available for Zuid-Afrika
Snapshot at render time: 09:20:55 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Kariega (UTC+02:00, SAST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
11°C, Overcast
Feels like 11°C · Humidity 87% · Wind 1 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:52 AM to 05:38 PM
Day length 10h 46m · Solar noon 12:15 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Kariega local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
291.1K
Coordinates
-33.76, 25.40
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
8
Capital
Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Currency
ZAR (R)
Country area
1,221,037 km²
Local time in Kariega runs on the SAST, UTC+02:00 clock; with roughly 291.1K residents the city (rank #26 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Zuid-Afrika.
The coordinates 33.76°S, 25.40°E put Kariega roughly 3747 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 06:52 AM and sets around 05:38 PM in Kariega — about 10h 46m of daylight. Zuid-Afrika stays on standard time here, so UTC+02:00 is stable through the year.
Gqeberha (30 km from Kariega) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 8 curated airport pages indexed for Zuid-Afrika.
Kariega 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 Kariega.
The Kariega River is located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The river begins 24 kilometres west of Grahamstown and is characterized by its intermittent flow. It empties into the Indian Ocean through an estuary.
Distance-wise, Kariega is closest to São Paulo (~6,983 km), Dubai (~7,276 km), Singapore (~9,024 km); Los Angeles is the far end at roughly 16,678 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Kariega sits inside Zuid-Afrika — the Southern Africa subregion, capital Pretoria, languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, currency ZAR (R).
Around Kariega, the nearest mapped reference cities are Gqeberha (30 km), Jeffreys Bay (55 km), Humansdorp (66 km), Kruisfontein (68 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for SAST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Kariega: 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 Kariega: PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (33 km), ELS East London (239 km), BFN Bloemfontein (525 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 33 km from Kariega
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 48m
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 239 km from Kariega
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 3m
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 525 km from Kariega
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 25m
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 628 km from Kariega
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 33m
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 710 km from Kariega
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 40m
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 | 08:20 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 03:20 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 12:20 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 11:20 AM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 03:20 PM | +6h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 04:20 PM | +7h | Good to call now |
| Sydney | 05:20 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 04:20 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Chief Dawid Stuurman International AirportPLZ
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) · 33 km away
King Phalo AirportELS
East London · 239 km away
Bram Fischer International AirportBFN
Bloemfontein · 525 km away
Cape Town International AirportCPT
Cape Town · 628 km away
King Shaka International AirportDUR
Durban · 710 km away
Gqeberha
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 30 km away
Jeffreys Bay
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 55 km away
Humansdorp
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 66 km away
Kruisfontein
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 68 km away
Somerset East
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 116 km away
Grahamstown
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 116 km away
Port Alfred
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 138 km away
Fort Beaufort
Zuid-Afrika
Approx. 158 km away
Kariega bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Johannesburg (SAST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +02:00.
Kariega hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Kariega is UTC+02:00.
Kariega sits at 33.76°S, 25.40°E in Zuid-Afrika, with about 291.1K residents (rank #26 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Kariega is São Paulo, about 6,983 km away as the crow flies.
Gqeberha is the closest indexed city, roughly 30 km from Kariega.
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) is the closest curated airport reference, about 33 km from Kariega.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Zuid-Afrika, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.