Despatch in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.8017, 25.4628
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 634 km away
What time is it in Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa
The local time of Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa is presented here, in line with the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Despatch, South Africa
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Despatch
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Despatch, Eastern Cape.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:16 AM Solar noon 12:03 PM Sunset 6:49 PM Daylight 13 h 33 min Night 10 h 27 min Civil twilight 4:50 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Despatch right now
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Despatch and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 6220
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
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
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality — 2.7 km
- Khaya Mnandi — 2.9 km
- Bothasrus — 3.2 km
- Westville — 3.7 km
- Van Riebeekhoogte — 5.9 km
- Kwanobuhle — 7.1 km
Local time details for Despatch
People in Despatch keep Africa/Johannesburg, a zone offset of UTC+2. Seasonal time change: No.
In Despatch, first light arrives at 5:16 AM and the sun goes down at 6:49 PM. The day holds 13 h 33 min of light.
Nearby settlements including Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and Khaya Mnandi match the time in Despatch.
Despatch appears under 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Despatch observe?
- Despatch observes Africa/Johannesburg, whose offset is +2.
- Does Despatch follow daylight saving time?
- No.
- When is the sun down in Despatch?
- The sun goes down at 6:49 PM.