Right now, local time in Napier is 20:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Napier ranks #68686 worldwide by population and #587 in South Africa.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Day length
- 13h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Napier — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.4745° S, 19.8981° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 5,048 · #68686 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Napier through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.47° N, 160.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,364 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Napier today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:06
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 16:07
- Maghrib
- 19:10
- Isha
- 20:37
- Qibla direction
- 21.7° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Napier — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Napier sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 31m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Napier's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,470 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,196 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.47° S, 19.90° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 10:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:34 | −5h |
| London | 18:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 19:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 21:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 22:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 00:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 02:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 03:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 05:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Napier
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Napier local time:
Cities sharing Napier's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg20:34
- Cape Town20:34
- Durban20:34
- Pretoria20:34
- Soweto20:34
- Gqeberha20:34
- Soshanguve20:34
- Pietermaritzburg20:34
- Evaton20:34
- Benoni20:34
- Bloemfontein20:34
- Thembisa20:34
Distances from Napier
| São Paulo | 6,470 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 7,619 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 8,166 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,428 km | NNW (349°) |
| Singapore | 9,536 km | E (85°) |
| London | 9,759 km | NNW (348°) |
| Moscow | 10,174 km | N (10°) |
| Sydney | 10,879 km | SE (141°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,761 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 13,815 km | WNW (301°) |
| Tokyo | 14,624 km | ENE (70°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,196 km | WNW (281°) |
Cities near Napier
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- Riviersonderend36 km · 20:34
- Struisbaai39 km · 20:34
- Arniston37 km · 20:34
- Tesselaarsdal37 km · 20:34
- Stanford41 km · 20:34
- Pearly Beach42 km · 20:34
FAQ
What time is it in Napier right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Napier (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Napier in?
Napier runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Napier observe daylight saving time?
Napier does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Napier today?
Napier sees sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 19:10 today, giving 13h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Napier tonight?
The moon phase over Napier tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Napier?
The antipode of Napier — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.47° N, 160.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,364 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Napier?
Napier lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Napier?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Napier, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.