Current time in South Africa
South Africa Standard Time
UTC+02:00South Africa has one time zone, South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone of South Africa
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Africa/Johannesburg | UTC+2 | SAST | No DST | UTC+02:00 |
Does South Africa observe daylight saving time?
No. South Africa stays on UTC+2 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in South Africa
Your time difference
- South Africa: —
Same clock all year as …
South Africa shows the same time as Russia (MSK-01 – Kaliningrad), the DR Congo (Dem. Rep. of Congo – east), Sudan, Mozambique, Zambia, Libya, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi, Botswana and 3 more at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from South Africa
| City | South Africa is |
|---|---|
| New York | 6 h to 7 h ahead |
| Los Angeles | 9 h to 10 h ahead |
| London | 1 h to 2 h ahead |
| Paris | same time to 1 h ahead |
| Dubai | 2 h behind all year |
| Delhi | 3 h 30 min behind all year |
| Tokyo | 7 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 8 h to 9 h behind |