What time is it in Johannesburg right now?

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

What time zone is Johannesburg in?

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

Does Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?

No. Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg?

Open the time zone converter for Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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

Johannesburg, South Africa

2:24 PM:43SAST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: South Africa
Region: Gauteng
Lat/Long: 26°12'S / 28°03'E
Elevation: 1,767 m
Population: 9,418,183
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho
Dialling code: +27

Time zone in Johannesburg

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
Johannesburg keeps UTC+2

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Johannesburg today

Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
6:21 PM
Day length
12 hours 59 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Johannesburg for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 26°12'S / 28°03'E.

Time difference between Johannesburg and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Johannesburg
City	Local time	Compared to Johannesburg
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:24 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:24 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:24 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:24 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:24 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:24 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:24 PM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 1:24 PM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:24 PM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 1:24 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:24 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:54 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:24 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:24 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:24 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:24 PM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:24 AM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Johannesburg

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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.