Phuket to Port Elizabeth: time difference
Port Elizabeth is 5 h behind Phuket. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
21
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:27 · 12 h 44 min
−5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Phuket 19:22 7:22 PM Port Elizabeth 14:22 2:22 PM You –:–
19:22 7:22 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
14:22 2:22 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−5 h
Port Elizabeth is 5 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Port Elizabeth are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇭 Phuket
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth
19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:22 | 14:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 1,050,000 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Phuket and Port Elizabeth: common questions
How many hours behind Phuket is Port Elizabeth?
The clocks in Port Elizabeth are 5 hours behind those in Phuket (UTC+2 and UTC+7).
What time is it in Port Elizabeth at the start of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket starts at 9:00 AM; in Port Elizabeth it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Port Elizabeth?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Port Elizabeth show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Port Elizabeth from Phuket?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Phuket – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Port Elizabeth – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Port Elizabeth?
Until 5:00 AM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Port Elizabeth. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Port Elizabeth it is already the next day in Phuket.
Does the time gap between Phuket and Port Elizabeth change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Phuket nor in Port Elizabeth, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
