What time zone is Retreat in?

Retreat is in South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2), Africa/Johannesburg. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Retreat use daylight saving time?

No. Retreat stays on UTC+2 all year.

Time in Retreat

South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 02:37

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Retreat: 02:37 · 11 Nov 2026

Retreat time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of South Africa uses South Africa Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Retreat

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Retreat
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:37	2 h behind	Compare Retreat and London
New York	19:37-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Retreat and New York
Los Angeles	16:37-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Retreat and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:37	1 h behind	Compare Retreat and Berlin
Dubai	04:37	2 h ahead	Compare Retreat and Dubai
New Delhi	06:07	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Retreat and New Delhi
Singapore	08:37	6 h ahead	Compare Retreat and Singapore
Tokyo	09:37	7 h ahead	Compare Retreat and Tokyo
Sydney	11:37	9 h ahead	Compare Retreat and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:37	1 h behind	Compare Retreat and Copenhagen

Sun in Retreat today

Daylight

13h 47m today - 0h 39m less than the longest day and 3h 54m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Retreat

City facts

Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Population: 25,745
Dialing code
Currency: ZAR · Rand
Coordinates: -34.0551°, 18.4762°

Public holidays in South Africa

Holidays

Dec162026
Day of Reconciliation
Wednesday · in 35 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Day of Goodwill
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar212027
Human Rights Day
Sunday · in 130 days
National

Airports near Retreat

Airports

CPT
Cape Town International Airport
15 km north-east
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Cairomatches until 30 Apr 2027
Alexandriamatches until 30 Apr 2027
Gizamatches until 30 Apr 2027
Kyivmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Beirutmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Bucharestmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kharkivmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Ra’s Bayrūtmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Cape Town15 km · Same time
Durbanville30 km · Same time
Somerset West32 km · Same time
Kraaifontein32 km · Same time
Stellenbosch38 km · Same time
Atlantis54 km · Same time
Paarl58 km · Same time
Wellington68 km · Same time

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Retreat in?: Retreat uses Africa/Johannesburg: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Retreat have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Retreat and London?: Retreat is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Retreat from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Retreat.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Retreat in?: Retreat is in South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2), Africa/Johannesburg. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Retreat use daylight saving time?: No. Retreat stays on UTC+2 all year.
03What is the time difference between Retreat and UTC?: Retreat is UTC+2 all year.

Time in Retreat

Day of Reconciliation

Christmas Day

Day of Goodwill

New Year’s Day

Human Rights Day

Cape Town International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now