What time is it in Butterworth right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Butterworth, South Africa, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Johannesburg. Butterworth is 2 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Butterworth in?

Butterworth uses SAST (South Africa Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Johannesburg, and the current UTC offset is UTC+2.

Does Butterworth observe daylight saving time?

No. Butterworth stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Butterworth?

Open the time zone converter for Butterworth to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Butterworth is on SAST (South Africa Standard Time), UTC+2. Butterworth does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Butterworth, South Africa

12:44 PM:11SAST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: South Africa
Region: Eastern Cape
Lat/Long: 32°20'S / 28°09'E
Elevation: 545 m
Population: 53,086
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho
Dialling code: +27

Time zone in Butterworth

Time zone
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Butterworth keeps UTC+2

Butterworth keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, the one time zone in use in South Africa. Butterworth does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Butterworth today

Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
6:28 PM
Day length
13 hours 15 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Butterworth for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 32°20'S / 28°09'E.

Time difference between Butterworth and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Butterworth. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Butterworth
City	Local time	Compared to Butterworth
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:44 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:44 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:44 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:44 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:44 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:44 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:44 AM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:44 AM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:44 AM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:44 AM	−1h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:44 PM	Same time
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:44 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:14 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:44 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:44 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:44 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:44 PM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:44 PM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Butterworth

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.