Current local time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Current local time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2), no daylight saving time. Compare Pietermaritzburg time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Pietermaritzburg: 19:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Pietermaritzburg time zone

Pietermaritzburg uses South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2), UTC+2. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of South Africa uses one time zone, South Africa Standard Time.

Time difference from Pietermaritzburg

City	Difference	Time there
London	2 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	6 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	9 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	1 hour behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	2 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	3 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	6 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	7 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	9 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	1 hour behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Pietermaritzburg today

Sunrise 05:20 · Sunset 18:37 · Day length 13h 17m.

About Pietermaritzburg

South Africa

Region: KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: -29.6168°, 30.3928°
Population: 839,327
Dialing code: +27
Currency: ZAR (Rand)

Airports near Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 4 km south
Virginia Airport (VIR), 67 km east
King Shaka International Airport (DUR), 70 km east

Same time zone

Cairo · Alexandria · Giza · Kyiv · Lubumbashi · Lusaka · Johannesburg · Cape Town · Durban · Pretoria · Soweto · Gqeberha

All of South Africa uses one time zone, South Africa Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Mthatha · Maseru · Standerton · Ermelo · Botshabelo · Manzini · eMbalenhle · Kroonstad

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Pietermaritzburg in?: Pietermaritzburg uses South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2), UTC+2.
02Does Pietermaritzburg have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Pietermaritzburg and London?: The current difference is 2 hours.
04What is a good time to call Pietermaritzburg from New York?: Between 09:00 - 11:00 in New York (15:00 - 17:00 in Pietermaritzburg), both are within working hours.