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Polokwane

UTC+2

South Africa · SAST

Winter
02:45:27Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:48↓ 17:2424:00
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
17:24
Daylight
10.6hrs
Population
130K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Polokwane, South Africa runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Polokwane and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Polokwane lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Polokwane and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Polokwane lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Polokwane and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Polokwane lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Polokwane.

Practical Info

Polokwane (South Africa) is home to roughly 130K people. Today brings about 10.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:48, sunset at 17:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 24° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

South Africa

South Africa

Capital

Pretoria

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

SAST · Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates

23.90°S, 29.45°E

Currency

ZAR (R)

Calling Code

+27

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Gateway to the Baobabs

Limpopo province around Polokwane holds South Africa's baobabs, trees that can live 2,000 years and hollow out large enough to have been used as shops, prisons and pubs. Several of the largest have collapsed since 2005.

The clock: Polokwane keeps UTC+2. Mapungubwe nearby was a trading kingdom around AD 1200 whose gold rhinoceros figurine is a national symbol.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

8h overlap
PolokwaneUTC+2
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824