Marikana in numbers
- Coordinates
- -25.6990, 27.4748
- Population
- 23 389
- Region
- North West
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1250 km away
What time is it in Marikana, North West, South Africa
Right now in Marikana, North West, South Africa the local time is the one shown here, in the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Marikana, South Africa
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Marikana
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Marikana keeps Africa/Johannesburg clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:36 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 12 h 42 min Night 11 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:12 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Marikana right now
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Marikana and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 0284
- 0285
- 0286
- 0317
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 North West
- Soshanguve 872 309
- Rustenburg 373 695
- Klerksdorp 227 039
- Potchefstroom 178 285
- Brits 122 497
- Hammanskraal 112 950
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
- Buffelspoort — 7.0 km
- Ramala — 8.4 km
- Rietfontein — 9.4 km
- Mooinooi — 9.8 km
- Photsaneng — 10.0 km
- Buffelspoort — 10.5 km
About the time in Marikana
In Buffelspoort and Ramala the clock agrees with Marikana.
The number of postal codes covering Marikana is 4.
Marikana belongs to the Africa/Johannesburg zone, placing local clocks at UTC+2. Summer time adjustment: No.
Daylight in Marikana starts at 5:36 AM and ends at 6:18 PM today. It lasts 12 h 42 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Marikana?
- The designation used for Marikana is Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Does Marikana change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Marikana: No.
- What time does the day end in Marikana?
- The sun sets at 6:18 PM.