Alva in numbers
- Coordinates
- -31.4326, 26.5120
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 790 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alva, Eastern Cape, South Africa
The time now in Alva, Eastern Cape, South Africa is shown here, following the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Alva, South Africa
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Alva
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alva.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:17 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 13 h 24 min Night 10 h 36 min Civil twilight 4:51 AM – 7:06 PM
Weather in Alva right now
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Alva and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 4270 Uvongo — 7.7 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Eastern Cape
Other places named Alva
- Alva Oklahoma, United States
- Alva Scotland, United Kingdom
- Alva Florida, United States
- Alva Queensland, Australia
- Alva KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Same time zone — Africa/Johannesburg
- Johannesburg South Africa
- Cape Town South Africa
- Durban South Africa
- Pretoria South Africa
- Soweto South Africa
- Gqeberha South Africa
Nearby places
- Braamfontein — 3.4 km
- Grassdale — 3.8 km
- Dalmanutha — 4.0 km
- Uitryk — 4.2 km
- Hope Vale — 4.8 km
- Ida — 5.1 km
Local time details for Alva
The time zone assigned to Alva is Africa/Johannesburg, held at UTC+2. Daylight saving time applies: No.
The sun rises at 5:17 AM above Alva and sets at 6:40 PM today. Daylight lasts about 13 h 24 min.
Alva and nearby Braamfontein and Grassdale are never an hour apart.
Postal service in Alva uses 1 codes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Alva labeled?
- The time zone for Alva is labeled Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Alva?
- Daylight saving time in Alva: No.
- When does light arrive in Alva?
- Light arrives at 5:17 AM.