Right now, local time in Swellendam is 19:32 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Swellendam ranks #26416 worldwide by population and #236 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Day length
- 13h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Swellendam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.0226° S, 20.4417° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Cape
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Population
- 20,993 · #26416 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Swellendam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.02° N, 159.56° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, 1,313 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Swellendam today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:05
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 16:04
- Maghrib
- 19:07
- Isha
- 20:34
- Qibla direction
- 21.3° from north (NNE (21°))
Full prayer timetable for Swellendam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Swellendam sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 975 cities we cover in South Africa.
Swellendam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 6,527 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,235 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.02° S, 20.44° 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 | 09:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:32 | −5h |
| London | 17:32 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:32 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:32 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:32 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 23:02 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:32 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:32 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:32 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:32 | +9h |
Best time to call Swellendam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Swellendam local time:
Cities sharing Swellendam's time zone
Other cities in South Africa
- Johannesburg19:32
- Cape Town19:32
- Durban19:32
- Pretoria19:32
- Soweto19:32
- Gqeberha19:32
- Soshanguve19:32
- Pietermaritzburg19:32
- Evaton19:32
- Benoni19:32
- Bloemfontein19:32
- Thembisa19:32
Distances from Swellendam
| São Paulo | 6,527 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 7,550 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 8,096 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,389 km | NNW (348°) |
| Singapore | 9,482 km | E (85°) |
| London | 9,721 km | NNW (347°) |
| Moscow | 10,116 km | N (10°) |
| Sydney | 10,887 km | SE (141°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,699 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 13,832 km | WNW (301°) |
| Tokyo | 14,560 km | ENE (70°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,235 km | WNW (282°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Swellendam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Swellendam (South Africa), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Swellendam in?
Swellendam runs on the Africa/Johannesburg IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Swellendam observe daylight saving time?
Swellendam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Swellendam today?
Swellendam sees sunrise at 05:38 and sunset at 19:08 today, giving 13h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Swellendam tonight?
The moon phase over Swellendam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Swellendam?
The antipode of Swellendam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.02° N, 159.56° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Princeville, United States, roughly 1,313 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Swellendam?
Swellendam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Swellendam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Swellendam, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.