Current local time in Richards Bay, South Africa

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

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

Richards Bay time zone

Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay

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 Richards Bay today

Sunrise 05:14 · Sunset 18:29 · Day length 13h 15m.

About Richards Bay

South Africa

Region: KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: -28.7830°, 32.0377°
Population: 252,968
Dialing code: +27
Currency: ZAR (Rand)

Airports near Richards Bay

Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 7 km north-east
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (ULD), 80 km north-west

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

Manzini · Matola · Maputo · Ermelo · Standerton · Ressano Garcia · Mbombela · eMbalenhle

Quick answers

Common questions

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