🇿🇦 Richards Bay, South Africa
18
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03 · 12 h 50 min
Richards Bay to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Richards Bay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Richards Bay 08:53 8:53 AM London 07:53 7:53 AM You –:–
08:53 8:53 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03
07:53 7:53 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:03
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Richards Bay.
When you, Richards Bay and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Richards Bay
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🇬🇧 London
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Richards Bay | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:53 | 07:53 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Richards Bay | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:13 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 10 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 57,387 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Richards Bay with another city
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Big time differences
Richards Bay and London: common questions
How far behind Richards Bay is London?
London is 1 hour behind Richards Bay: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Richards Bay, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Richards Bay, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in London at the end of the working day in Richards Bay?
The working day in Richards Bay ends at 6:00 PM; in London it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Richards Bay and London are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Richards Bay (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in London compared with Richards Bay?
The new day starts in London later: until 1:00 AM in Richards Bay, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in London, Richards Bay is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Richards Bay and London change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in London but not in Richards Bay. From October 25, 2026, London will be 2 hours behind Richards Bay.
