Franschhoek in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.9108, 19.1198
- Population
- 20 000
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 49 km away
What time is it in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa
What follows is the current local time in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Franschhoek, South Africa
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Franschhoek
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Franschhoek keeps Africa/Johannesburg clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:37 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 7:20 PM Daylight 13 h 42 min Night 10 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:10 AM – 7:47 PM
Weather in Franschhoek right now
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Franschhoek and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7690
- 7691
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 Western Cape
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
- Hugenote — 0.5 km
- Groendal — 2.7 km
- Le Roux — 2.7 km
- Swiss Farm — 3.0 km
- Wiesiesdraai — 4.5 km
- Robertsvlei — 4.5 km
Local time details for Franschhoek
Franschhoek works to Africa/Johannesburg time, set at UTC+2. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise falls at 5:37 AM today in Franschhoek, with the sun setting at 7:20 PM. That leaves 13 h 42 min of light.
Clocks in Hugenote and Groendal read the same as clocks in Franschhoek.
Postal codes in Franschhoek number 2.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Franschhoek?
- The time zone designation for Franschhoek is Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Does Franschhoek observe daylight saving time?
- No.
- What time does the day start in Franschhoek?
- The sun rises at 5:37 AM.