Time in Durban, South Africa 🇿🇦
The current local time in Durban, South Africa is shown below — the city is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC +02:00 · SAST).
Durban local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 SAST
Durban at a glance
- Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg- UTC offset now
- +02:00 SAST
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +02:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 29.86° S, 31.02° E
- Population
- 3,720,953
- Country
- South Africa · ISO ZA
- Dialing code
- +27
- Currency
- South African Rand (ZAR)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Left
Durban right now
Time difference
Durban is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- Day of Reconciliation Wed, Dec 16, 2026
- Christmas Day Fri, Dec 25, 2026
- Day of Goodwill Sat, Dec 26, 2026
- New Year's Day Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Sun today
Sunrise 05:12 · Sunset 18:11
Day length 12h 59m · twilight and monthly table →
Durban time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Durban overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 11:00 to 17:00 Durban time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Durban | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| UTC | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Durban vs. major cities
How far Durban is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Durban, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Durban | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Delhi · India | +3:30 h | 12:30 | 09:00–13:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Beijing · China | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Tokyo · Japan | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Durban time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Cities near Durban
The closest places to Durban among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | 500 km (310 mi) northwest | Same time |
| Pretoria | 530 km (330 mi) northwest | Same time |
| Cape Town | 1,270 km (790 mi) southwest | Same time |
| Dar es Salaam · Tanzania | 2,700 km (1,680 mi) north | +1 h |
| Nairobi · Kenya | 3,240 km (2,010 mi) north | +1 h |
| Kampala · Uganda | 3,360 km (2,090 mi) north | +1 h |
| Addis Ababa · Ethiopia | 4,400 km (2,740 mi) north | +1 h |
| Lagos · Nigeria | 5,010 km (3,110 mi) northwest | −1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Durban.
Clock time vs. sun time in Durban
Durban's standard offset, UTC +02:00, is based on the 30° E meridian; the city itself lies at 31.02° E, 1.0° east of it. Its clocks are therefore within 4 minutes of local solar time. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 11:40 (around 29 October) and 12:11 (around 5 February) on the clock.
How dates and times are written in Durban
- Short date
- 2026/10/22 · YYYY/MM/DD
- Long date
- 22 October 2026
- Time
- 15:30 · 24-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Sunday
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for en-ZA, South Africa's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Durban
Durban has kept the same UTC +02:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Durban stays on UTC +02:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Durban through the year
The longest day in Durban is 22 December with 14h 4m of daylight; the shortest is 21 June with 10h 13m. Day length swings by 3 h 51 min over the year, with the long days falling in the southern summer (December–January). The earliest sunrise is at 04:48 on 3 December and the latest sunset at 19:02 on 6 January — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Durban in?
Durban uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (SAST): UTC +02:00 all year round.
Does Durban observe daylight saving time?
No. Durban has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Durban?
Around 22 December, with 14h 4m of daylight. The shortest day is around 21 June, with 10h 13m.
What is the dialing code for Durban?
To call Durban from abroad, dial your international access code, then South Africa's country code +27, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Durban?
The standard work week in South Africa runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
What is the nearest city to Durban on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, about 2,700 km (1,680 mi) to the north. It is 1 h ahead of Durban.
How are dates and times written in Durban?
Following the en-ZA conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written YYYY/MM/DD (2026/10/22) and times usually use the 24-hour clock (15:30). Calendars start the week on Sunday.
Explore more for Durban
Everything else we track for Durban: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.