Johannesburg, South Africa
Current time in South Africa
Time zone: SAST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Africa/Johannesburg
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, 2 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +02:00) Africa/Johannesburg |
Current Time in other Cities of South Africa
| Pietermaritzburg |
| Benoni |
| Bloemfontein |
| East London |
| Vereeniging |
| Boksburg |
| Welkom |
| Newcastle |
| Krugersdorp |
| Diepsloot |
| Randburg |
| Roodepoort |
| Brakpan |
| Uitenhage |
| Emalahleni |
| Richards Bay |
| Vanderbijlpark |
| Centurion |
| Mdantsane |
| Paarl |
| Springs |
| Carletonville |
| Klerksdorp |
| Mthatha |
| George |
| Westonaria |
| Vryheid |
| Pinetown |
| Kimberley |
| eMbalenhle |
Johannesburg clocks, offsets and daylight saving
Clocks in Johannesburg are set to SAST, 2 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00). Software that asks for a region wants Africa/Johannesburg — the IANA identifier for this zone.
Daylight saving is not observed here, so UTC+02:00 is year-round. Any seasonal drift you notice against another city comes from that city, not from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg compared with major world cities
Current gap between Johannesburg and cities people most often need to coordinate with. These figures already account for daylight saving where it applies.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Johannesburg is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Johannesburg |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Johannesburg is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Johannesburg is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Johannesburg is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Johannesburg is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Johannesburg is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Johannesburg is 5 hours ahead |
Best time to call Johannesburg
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Johannesburg time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Johannesburg | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Johannesburg | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Johannesburg | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Johannesburg | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Sharing Johannesburg's time zone
Same zone, same time — each of these sits on Africa/Johannesburg alongside Johannesburg, including through any clock change.
Pietermaritzburg Benoni Bloemfontein East London Vereeniging Boksburg Welkom Newcastle
Popular cities
| New York, United States |
| London, United Kingdom |
| Paris, France |
| Tokyo, Japan |
| Beijing, China |
| Sydney, Australia |
| Berlin, Germany |
| Moscow, Russia |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Singapore, Singapore |
| Los Angeles, United States |
| Chicago, United States |
| Toronto, Canada |
| Mexico City, Mexico |
| São Paulo, Brazil |
| Mumbai, India |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Seoul, South Korea |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cairo, Egypt |
| Lagos, Nigeria |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Madrid, Spain |
| Rome, Italy |