Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- -30.3165, 29.4522
- Population
- 2 417
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1097 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This page shows the time as it is now in Franklin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Franklin, South Africa
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Franklin
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Franklin.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:23 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 12 h 51 min Night 11 h 09 min Civil twilight 4:58 AM – 6:39 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban 3 338 026
- Pietermaritzburg 839 327
- Newcastle 404 838
- Richards Bay 252 968
- Kwadukuza 161 177
- Vryheid 150 012
Other places named Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Massachusetts, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin Ohio, United States
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
- Spitskop — 5.1 km
- Kruisfontein — 10.3 km
- Greater Kokstad — 11.5 km
- Swartberg — 13.8 km
- Hilltop — 13.8 km
- Water Fall — 14.6 km
Time and daylight in Franklin
Franklin falls within Africa/Johannesburg, which places it UTC+2 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Sunrise for Franklin today is set at 5:23 AM, sunset at 6:14 PM. Daylight covers 12 h 51 min.
Neighbouring Spitskop and Kruisfontein sit in the same time as Franklin.
Questions and answers
- Is Franklin in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Franklin is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, with an offset of +2.
- Is summer time applied in Franklin?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Franklin?
- The sun is rising at 5:23 AM.