Current time in Durban, South Africa
South Africa Standard Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time · Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- SAST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · 29.86° S, 31.03° E
- Population
- 3,338,026
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Durban at about 11:56 standard time: the clock runs about 4 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:39 and 12:10 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:59 | 18:07 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:50 | 17:04 | 10h 13m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:44 | 17:52 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 04:51 | 18:56 | 14h 04m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:36–17:55 (12 h 19 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.