Johannesburg
14:51:11
Current time in South Africa
The cities below share Africa/Johannesburg. The wall clock is the same nationwide for these locations.
Timezones in South Africa
South Africa uses Africa/Johannesburg nationwide. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria share South African Standard Time at UTC+02:00, with no daylight saving. Neighbouring Namibia has used a different arrangement at times, but South African cities stay aligned with each other.
Daylight saving and business hours
South Africa uses a single civil timezone for the cities listed here. Typical weekday office hours are often 09:00–17:00 local time — a planning range, not a legal standard. Open a city page for the live offset and DST flag from PHP’s timezone database.
Compare with London or New York using the city time comparison tool.
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Frequently asked questions
South Africa currently uses a single civil timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) for the cities listed here.
Use the IANA name on each city card, such as Africa/Johannesburg, instead of a fixed UTC offset. Offsets change when daylight saving starts or ends.