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South Africa

1:24:16am
01:24 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

SAST · UTC+2 Africa/Johannesburg No daylight saving 🌙 Night
UTC offset
UTC+2
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgSAST
Sunrise
4:37 am
Sunset
3:47 pm
Daylight
11 hours 9 minutes74 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving
NeverSame offset all year

One time zone, everywhere in South Africa

All of South Africa runs on Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, UTC+2).

Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Daylight saving

Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Time difference to major cities

CityLocal time24hDifference
Los Angeles PDT 4:24 pm Wed 16:24 9 hours behind
Mexico City CST 5:24 pm Wed 17:24 8 hours behind
Chicago CDT 6:24 pm Wed 18:24 7 hours behind
New York City EDT 7:24 pm Wed 19:24 6 hours behind
Toronto EDT 7:24 pm Wed 19:24 6 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3 8:24 pm Wed 20:24 5 hours behind
London BST 12:24 am 00:24 1 hour behind
Paris CEST 1:24 am 01:24 the same time
Berlin CEST 1:24 am 01:24 the same time
Moscow MSK 2:24 am 02:24 1 hour ahead
Cairo EEST 2:24 am 02:24 1 hour ahead
Dubai UTC+4 3:24 am 03:24 2 hours ahead
Delhi IST 4:54 am 04:54 3 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST 7:24 am 07:24 6 hours ahead
Tokyo JST 8:24 am 08:24 7 hours ahead
Sydney AEST 9:24 am 09:24 8 hours ahead
Auckland NZST 11:24 am 11:24 10 hours ahead

Cities in South Africa

Johannesburg Gauteng --:-- Cape Town Western Cape --:-- Durban KwaZulu-Natal --:-- Pretoria Gauteng --:-- Soweto Gauteng --:-- Gqeberha Eastern Cape --:-- Soshanguve Gauteng --:-- Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal --:-- Evaton Gauteng --:-- Benoni Gauteng --:-- Bloemfontein Free State --:-- Thembisa Gauteng --:-- East London Eastern Cape --:-- Vereeniging Gauteng --:-- Boksburg Gauteng --:-- Welkom Free State --:-- Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal --:-- Krugersdorp Gauteng --:-- Rustenburg North West --:-- Emalahleni Mpumalanga --:-- Diepsloot Gauteng --:-- Randburg Gauteng --:-- Roodepoort Gauteng --:-- Botshabelo Free State --:--

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Questions people ask

What time is it in South Africa right now?

It is 1:24 am (01:24) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Pretoria. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in South Africa.

How many time zones does South Africa have?

One. All of South Africa runs on Africa/Johannesburg, currently SAST (UTC+2).

Does South Africa observe daylight saving time?

Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.

What is the time in the biggest cities in South Africa?

Right now: Johannesburg 1:24 am; Cape Town 1:24 am; Durban 1:24 am; Pretoria 1:24 am; Soweto 1:24 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.