Soweto, 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 |
What time zone is Soweto in?
Clocks in Soweto 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.
Clocks in Soweto stay put. With no summer-time switch, the UTC+02:00 offset is fixed and the differences shown below only shift when the other end changes.
Time difference between Soweto and other cities
Current gap between Soweto and cities people most often need to coordinate with. These figures already account for daylight saving where it applies.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Soweto is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Soweto is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Soweto is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Soweto |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Soweto is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Soweto is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Soweto is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Soweto is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Soweto is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Soweto is 5 hours ahead |
Scheduling calls with Soweto
Assuming a 09:00–17:00 day at both ends, these windows (in Soweto local time) fall inside working hours for both cities.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Soweto | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Soweto | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Soweto | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Soweto | 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 Soweto's time zone
These South Africa cities also use Africa/Johannesburg, so their clocks read identically to Soweto at every moment of the year.
Pietermaritzburg Benoni Bloemfontein East London Vereeniging Boksburg Welkom Newcastle
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