Kratzenstein in numbers
- Coordinates
- -28.2167, 29.2333
- Region
- Free State
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1193 km away
What time is it in Kratzenstein, Free State, South Africa
This is a live clock for Kratzenstein, Free State, South Africa, showing local time in the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Kratzenstein, South Africa
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Kratzenstein
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Kratzenstein, Free State.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:10 AM Solar noon 11:48 AM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 13 h 15 min Night 10 h 45 min Civil twilight 4:45 AM – 6:50 PM
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Kratzenstein and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 3372 Harrismith — 12.3 km away
- 9880 Harrismith — 12.3 km away
- 9882 Harrismith — 12.3 km away
- 9883 Harrismith — 12.3 km away
- 9885 Harrismith — 12.3 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 Free State
- Bloemfontein 556 637
- Welkom 431 944
- Botshabelo 309 714
- Sasolburg 135 828
- Virginia 122 502
- Kroonstad 117 152
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
- Bergsig — 10.9 km
- Harrismith — 11.9 km
- 42nd Hill — 15.0 km
- Swinburne — 15.3 km
- Murphys Rust — 17.6 km
- Eeram — 21.4 km
Time and daylight in Kratzenstein
The time zone in effect for Kratzenstein is Africa/Johannesburg, at UTC+2. Daylight saving time observed: No.
The sun rises here at 5:10 AM and sets at 6:25 PM in Kratzenstein today. Daylight adds up to 13 h 15 min.
Bergsig and Harrismith are close to Kratzenstein and observe the same time.
5 postal codes describe the layout of Kratzenstein.
Questions and answers
- Should Africa/Johannesburg be used as the time zone for Kratzenstein?
- Yes, Kratzenstein uses Africa/Johannesburg, whose offset is +2.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Kratzenstein?
- Daylight saving in Kratzenstein: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Kratzenstein?
- Expect it at 5:10 AM.