Rorke's Drift in numbers
- Coordinates
- -28.3579, 30.5371
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1291 km away
What time is it in Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The reading below is the local time in Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, taken from the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Rorke's Drift, South Africa
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Rorke's Drift
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Rorke's Drift keeps Africa/Johannesburg clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:21 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 12 h 46 min Night 11 h 14 min Civil twilight 4:57 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Rorke's Drift right now
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Rorke's Drift 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
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
- Dunudunu — 5.6 km
- Woodleigh — 7.6 km
- Ncepheni — 8.0 km
- Saint Augustine's — 8.7 km
- Jabavu — 9.1 km
- Vant's Drift — 13.3 km
Time and daylight in Rorke's Drift
Rorke's Drift sees first light at 5:21 AM today and the sun sets at 6:07 PM. Daylight totals 12 h 46 min.
Dunudunu and Woodleigh, both nearby, hold the same time as Rorke's Drift.
Time in Rorke's Drift is measured by Africa/Johannesburg, at UTC+2. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Rorke's Drift?
- The designation used for Rorke's Drift is Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Rorke's Drift?
- No.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Rorke's Drift?
- Sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 6:07 PM.