Altona
in Zululand District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-27.379 and 31.211 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -27° 22' 44" and E 31° 12' 39"
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: 05:41 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:17 am and 5:28 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
20.758 and -155.990 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hana
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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Explore Altona

Altona in Zululand District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is a city in South Africa about 218 mi (or 351 km) south-east of Pretoria, the country's capital.

Local time in Altona is now 05:41 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Altona, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Vryheid Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's iSimangaliso Wetland Park in a distance of 118 mi (or 190 km), North-East.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Paulpietersburg, Pongola, Hlatikulu, Piet Retief and Vryheid. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 51%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 2% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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Southern African Birds: Golden Breasted Bunting feeding next to lake

Published: October 13, 2013
Length: 24:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DougNorrisFam


Southern African Birds: Jackal Buzzard perched then soaring

Published: October 13, 2013
Length: 01:16 min
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Author: DougNorrisFam


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Altoona, Altona