Ruigtefontein in numbers
- Coordinates
- -31.3340, 25.8377
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 735 km away
What time is it in Ruigtefontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This page shows the current local time in Ruigtefontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Ruigtefontein, South Africa
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Ruigtefontein
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Ruigtefontein, Eastern Cape.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:19 AM Solar noon 12:01 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 13 h 25 min Night 10 h 35 min Civil twilight 4:53 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Ruigtefontein right now
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Ruigtefontein and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 5920 Steynsburg — 4.3 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
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
- Voorspoed — 2.6 km
- Teneriffe — 2.8 km
- Ekron — 3.1 km
- Spitskop — 4.0 km
- Steynsburg — 4.5 km
- Plaatfontein — 4.7 km
About the time in Ruigtefontein
Sorting mail for Ruigtefontein involves 1 postal code.
The applicable time zone for Ruigtefontein is Africa/Johannesburg, offset UTC+2. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
The sky over Ruigtefontein lightens at 5:19 AM and the sun sets at 6:44 PM. Daylight runs for 13 h 25 min today.
For nearby Voorspoed and Teneriffe, use the time shown for Ruigtefontein.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Ruigtefontein?
- Local time in Ruigtefontein is determined by Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Does Ruigtefontein move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Ruigtefontein?
- Expect it at 6:44 PM.