Knysna in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.9460, 22.9843
- Population
- 68 659
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 405 km away
What time is it in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa
Watch the current local time in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa, running on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Knysna, South Africa
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Knysna
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Knysna, Western Cape.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:47 AM Solar noon 12:15 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 12 h 56 min Night 11 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:21 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Knysna right now
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Knysna and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 6570
- 6571
- 6576
- 6580
- 6583
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
- Leeuwbosch — 2.2 km
- Rheenendal — 3.2 km
- Bibby's Hoek — 3.6 km
- Die Hoek — 4.7 km
- Phantom Acres — 4.9 km
- Gouna — 5.9 km
About the time in Knysna
Morning light reaches Knysna at 5:47 AM, and the sun sets at 6:43 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 12 h 56 min.
The hours shown for Knysna apply equally in Leeuwbosch and Rheenendal.
The mail network in Knysna covers 5 codes.
Knysna operates on Africa/Johannesburg at UTC+2. Daylight saving time used here: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Knysna?
- The time zone name used for Knysna is Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Does Knysna switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Knysna: No.
- What time will the sun set in Knysna today?
- Today it sets at 6:43 PM.