Plaatfontein in numbers
- Coordinates
- -30.9341, 26.9822
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 853 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Plaatfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Local time right now in Plaatfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa appears above, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Plaatfontein, South Africa
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Plaatfontein
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Plaatfontein, Eastern Cape.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:16 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 13 h 22 min Night 10 h 38 min Civil twilight 4:50 AM – 7:03 PM
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Plaatfontein and its neighbours
Largest cities in Eastern Cape
Other places named Plaatfontein
- Plaatfontein Eastern Cape, 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
- Diepfontein (1) — 5.6 km
- Rust — 6.1 km
- Uniedal — 6.1 km
- Swartfontein (4) — 7.1 km
- Joe Gqabi District Municipality — 7.5 km
- De Hoop (2) — 8.4 km
Local time details for Plaatfontein
Today, Plaatfontein has first light at 5:16 AM and last light at 6:38 PM. Daylight lasts 13 h 22 min.
Nothing changes on the clock between Plaatfontein and neighbouring Diepfontein (1) or Rust.
Plaatfontein sits under Africa/Johannesburg, which puts local clocks at UTC+2. Daylight saving in use: No.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Plaatfontein uses?
- Plaatfontein uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, with an offset of +2.
- Does Plaatfontein keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Plaatfontein: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Plaatfontein?
- Sunset there is at 6:38 PM.