Sutherland
in Namakwa District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-32.394 and 20.661 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -32° 23' 39" and E 20° 39' 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: 08:39 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:09 am and 5:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.222 and -159.549 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halehomaha
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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Explore Sutherland

Sutherland in Namakwa District Municipality (Northern Cape) is a city in South Africa about 646 mi (or 1,039 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.

Local time in Sutherland is now 08:39 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sutherland, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in South Africa is Robertson Airport in a distance of 107 mi (or 173 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Laingsburg, Williston, Ladismith, Calvinia and Ashton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 38% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

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

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Check availability Photo of the hotel The Whitehouse Inn

The Whitehouse Inn

Address
0,1 mi
17 Piet Retief Street
6920 Sutherland
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Blue Moon Guesthouse

Blue Moon Guesthouse

Address
0,2 mi
14 Primrose Street
6920 Sutherland
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from this area

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preview picture of video 'Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa - A real-time tour'

Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa - A real-time tour

Published: August 17, 2014
Length: 22:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Trygve Roberts

The Small Karoo town of Sutherland is well known as the coldest town in South Africa. It is also famed for its hosting of some of the worlds largest celestial telecopes. The video takes you...

preview picture of video 'KykNet, Kwêla besoek Sutherland, Aug. 2008'

KykNet, Kwêla besoek Sutherland, Aug. 2008

Published: May 28, 2014
Length: 24:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Willie Koorts

Lise Swart van die Kwêla-span besoek Sutherland-dorp en Sterrewag en gesels oor die koue, die geskiedenis en die sterre met Helen Liebenberg, Vernon Marais, Elna Ferreira, Mariaan Bernardo,...

preview picture of video 'FT Versa flying Sutherland'

FT Versa flying Sutherland

Published: January 05, 2015
Length: 29:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Anthony Koeslag

This is Sutherland, South Africa. Home to the SAAO Observatory and SALT. Filmed using a mobius (B lens) and a FT Versa flying wing.

preview picture of video 'Sutherland Bark Trip Aug 2013'

Sutherland Bark Trip Aug 2013

Published: August 28, 2013
Length: 47:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Coenie Louw

20 Dudes set of for a bike trip in August 2013. Departing from Paarl, a town in the heart of the wine lands of South Africa, to the coldest town in the country called Sutherland. The trip is...

preview picture of video 'Sutherland Observatory: Dash-Cam drive-around the observing plateau'

Sutherland Observatory: Dash-Cam drive-around the observing plateau

Published: April 22, 2013
Length: 11:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Willie Koorts

Take a drive around observing plateau of the Sutherland Observatory where there were 20 telescopes scattered around the hilltop at the time of publishing while another is being constructed....

preview picture of video 'Sand-yachtting at the Sutherland Observatory plateau'

Sand-yachtting at the Sutherland Observatory plateau

Published: November 01, 2012
Length: 34:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Willie Koorts

Sand-yachts are normally associated with being driven on the beach. However, if you are the resident technician at the Observatory in Sutherland, where there is no beach, but enough wind,...

preview picture of video 'Twister in the Karoo'

Twister in the Karoo

Published: December 11, 2012
Length: 24:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Willie Koorts

Martin Wilkinson, Systems Engineer at the SALT Telescope witnessed this very rare phenomena on Sunday, 9 December 2012 when a "twister" formed in the Karoo during stormy weather conditions...

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