Rietfontein
in Chris Hani District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Gradock Airport (48 mi) - Queenstown Airport (58 mi)
- Bisho Airport (120 mi)
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Quthing Airport (127 mi) - Butterworth Airport (136 mi)
- Mafeteng Airport (141 mi)
- Port Alfred Airport (148 mi)
- Ben Schoeman Airport (148 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -31.540 and 26.007 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -31° 32' 22" and E 26° 0' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:27 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:05 am and 6:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Rietfontein
Rietfontein in Chris Hani District Municipality (Eastern Cape) is a city in South Africa about 422 mi (or 679 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital city.
Local time in Rietfontein is now 01:27 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rietfontein. The closest airport in South Africa is Gradock Airport in a distance of 48 mi (or 77 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Molteno, Tarkastad, Burgersdorp, Cradock and Queenstown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 89 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 88 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 23% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
36°C (97 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hofmeyr Skull
The Hofmeyr Skull is a specimen of a 37,000 year old human skull found in 1952. It is one of the very few modern human skulls discovered in Africa south of Ethiopia and older than 20,000 years.
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