Alexander Bay in numbers
- Coordinates
- -28.5961, 16.4853
- Population
- 1 736
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 622 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa
The local time in Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa — in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2) — is shown on this page.
Alexander Bay, South Africa
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Alexander Bay
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Alexander Bay, Northern Cape.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 7:05 PM Daylight 12 h 48 min Night 11 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 7:29 PM
Weather in Alexander Bay right now
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Alexander Bay and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8290
- 8292
- 8294
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 Northern Cape
- Kimberley 142 089
- Upington 71 373
- De Aar 32 318
- Postmasburg 30 089
- Pampierstad 21 707
- Warrenton 17 946
Other places named Alexander Bay
- Alexander Bay Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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
- Green Island — 2.3 km
- Kortdoorn — 6.9 km
- Grootderm — 14.8 km
- Visagiesfontein — 27.8 km
- Zwartwater — 28.7 km
- Koeskop — 31.8 km
Time and daylight in Alexander Bay
3 postal codes correspond to Alexander Bay.
Alexander Bay marks time with Africa/Johannesburg at an offset of UTC+2. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
In Alexander Bay, first light arrives at 6:16 AM and the sun goes down at 7:05 PM. The day holds 12 h 48 min of light.
Clocks in Green Island and Kortdoorn read the same as clocks in Alexander Bay.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Alexander Bay?
- Choose Africa/Johannesburg for Alexander Bay, with an offset of +2.
- Does Alexander Bay stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Alexander Bay: No.
- How late does the sun set in Alexander Bay?
- The last sunlight comes at 7:05 PM.