Rietfontein
in Chris Hani District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
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: 04:07 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:55 am and 5:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

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: 2024-05-11 07:34:58

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 04:07 AM (Sunday). 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: 15°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 56 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 50%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 13th of May 2024

18°C (64 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

26°C (79 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

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.

Located at -31.5667, 25.9667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Anthropology, Hominin fossils, Specific fossil specimens, Human remains (archaeological), Recent single origin hypothesis, Prehistoric Africa