Melrose in numbers
- Coordinates
- -29.4904, 26.8884
- Region
- Free State
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 924 km away
- Same name
- 69 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Melrose, Free State, South Africa
What follows is the current local time in Melrose, Free State, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Melrose, South Africa
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Melrose
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Melrose, Free State.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:18 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 13 h 19 min Night 10 h 41 min Civil twilight 4:52 AM – 7:02 PM
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Melrose and its neighbours
Largest cities in Free State
- Bloemfontein 556 637
- Welkom 431 944
- Botshabelo 309 714
- Sasolburg 135 828
- Virginia 122 502
- Kroonstad 117 152
Other places named Melrose
- Melrose Massachusetts, United States
- Melrose New York, United States
- Melrose Minnesota, United States
- Melrose Scotland, United Kingdom
- Melrose Moka, Mauritius
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
- Uithoek — 1.9 km
- Middelplaas — 3.1 km
- Middelbult — 3.2 km
- Tylden — 3.4 km
- Springs — 3.7 km
- Segene — 3.8 km
About the time in Melrose
In Melrose, today's sun rises at 5:18 AM and sets at 6:37 PM. Light stays for 13 h 19 min.
Melrose keeps the same time as its neighbours Uithoek and Middelplaas.
Melrose reads its time from Africa/Johannesburg, placed at UTC+2. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Melrose labeled?
- The time zone for Melrose is labeled Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- What time zone rules apply in Melrose — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Melrose: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Melrose?
- It sets at 6:37 PM.