Somerset West in numbers
- Coordinates
- -34.0840, 18.8211
- Population
- 225 289
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 30 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
The current hour and minute in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa are shown here, in the Africa/Johannesburg zone (+2).
Somerset West, South Africa
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Somerset West
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Somerset West.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:38 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 7:21 PM Daylight 13 h 43 min Night 10 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:11 AM – 7:48 PM
Weather in Somerset West right now
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Somerset West and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 7110
- 7130
- 7131
- 7133
- 7134
- 7135
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
Other places named Somerset West
- Somerset West Oregon, United States
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
- Strand — 2.6 km
- Nomzamo — 4.4 km
- Weltevreden — 4.8 km
- Lwandle — 5.7 km
- Macassar — 5.8 km
- Helderberg — 6.0 km
Time and daylight in Somerset West
Within Somerset West, postal codes number 6.
The time zone in effect for Somerset West is Africa/Johannesburg, at UTC+2. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Somerset West has sunrise at 5:38 AM today and sunset at 7:21 PM. Light holds for 13 h 43 min.
Nearby places like Strand and Nomzamo are on Somerset West time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Somerset West follow?
- Local time in Somerset West follows Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Is the local clock in Somerset West affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Somerset West?
- 7:21 PM.