South Africa
Time now in Richards Bay
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 05:31Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
252,968
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
05:31
Day length
11h 13m
Coordinates
-28.78, 32.04
Time difference from Richards Bay
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About the time in Richards Bay
Richards Bay sits at latitude -28.78, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 13m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 252,968 people live in Richards Bay, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Richards Bay runs on Africa/Johannesburg, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Richards Bay
- When do the sun rise and set in Richards Bay today?
- Sunrise is at 06:18 and sunset at 05:31, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
- Does Richards Bay change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Richards Bay keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Richards Bay?
- Richards Bay is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Richards Bay right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Richards Bay, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
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