Welkom in numbers
- Coordinates
- -28.4893, 31.2732
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1346 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Welkom, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Local time in Welkom, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is shown on this page, based on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Welkom, South Africa
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Welkom
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Welkom, KwaZulu-Natal.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:18 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 12 h 46 min Night 11 h 14 min Civil twilight 4:54 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Welkom right now
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Welkom and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9438
- 9459
- 9460
- 9462
- 9463
- 9465
- 9466
- 9467
- 9468
- 9469
- 9470
- 9471
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 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 Welkom
- Welkom Free State, South Africa
- Welkom Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
- Welkom Free State, South Africa
- Welkom Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Welkom Limpopo, South Africa
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
- Koningskroon — 7.0 km
- Swarthoogte — 7.2 km
- Randalhurst — 14.8 km
- Mthonjaneni — 15.2 km
- Kwamagwaza — 15.3 km
- Melmoth — 16.3 km
Welkom: clock, sun and surroundings
Travelling from Welkom to Koningskroon or Swarthoogte does not change the hour.
12 postal codes cover the territory of Welkom.
Welkom keeps time under Africa/Johannesburg. That places it at UTC+2, with daylight saving time No.
The day begins at Welkom with sunrise at 5:18 AM and ends with sunset at 6:05 PM. Daylight totals 12 h 46 min.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Welkom?
- Welkom is in Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Welkom?
- Daylight saving in Welkom: No.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Welkom today?
- Sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.