Time in Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
The current local time in Johannesburg, South Africa is shown below — the city is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC +02:00 · SAST).
Johannesburg local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 SAST
Johannesburg at a glance
- Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg- UTC offset now
- +02:00 SAST
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +02:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 26.20° S, 28.05° E
- Population
- 5,635,127
- Country
- South Africa · ISO ZA
- Dialing code
- +27
- Currency
- South African Rand (ZAR)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Left
Johannesburg right now
Time difference
Johannesburg 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 05:27 · Sunset 18:19
Day length 12h 51m · twilight and monthly table →
Johannesburg time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Johannesburg overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 11:00 to 17:00 Johannesburg time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Johannesburg | 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
Johannesburg vs. major cities
How far Johannesburg is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Johannesburg, 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 Johannesburg | 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 Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg
The closest places to Johannesburg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 54 km (33 mi) north | Same time |
| Durban | 500 km (310 mi) southeast | Same time |
| Cape Town | 1,260 km (780 mi) southwest | Same time |
| Dar es Salaam · Tanzania | 2,460 km (1,530 mi) northeast | +1 h |
| Nairobi · Kenya | 2,920 km (1,820 mi) north | +1 h |
| Kampala · Uganda | 2,990 km (1,860 mi) north | +1 h |
| Addis Ababa · Ethiopia | 4,080 km (2,540 mi) north | +1 h |
| Lagos · Nigeria | 4,510 km (2,800 mi) northwest | −1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Johannesburg.
Clock time vs. sun time in Johannesburg
Johannesburg's standard offset, UTC +02:00, is based on the 30° E meridian; the city itself lies at 28.05° E, 2.0° west of it. Its clocks are therefore within 8 minutes of local solar time. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 11:52 (around 29 October) and 12:23 (around 5 February) on the clock.
How dates and times are written in Johannesburg
- 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 Johannesburg
Johannesburg 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: Johannesburg stays on UTC +02:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Johannesburg through the year
The longest day in Johannesburg is 22 December with 13h 47m of daylight; the shortest is 21 June with 10h 30m. Day length swings by 3 h 17 min over the year, with the long days falling in the southern summer (December–January). The earliest sunrise is at 05:08 on 28 November and the latest sunset at 19:06 on 8 January — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Johannesburg in?
Johannesburg uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (SAST): UTC +02:00 all year round.
Does Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?
No. Johannesburg has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Johannesburg?
Around 22 December, with 13h 47m of daylight. The shortest day is around 21 June, with 10h 30m.
What is the dialing code for Johannesburg?
To call Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg?
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 Johannesburg on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, about 2,460 km (1,530 mi) to the northeast. It is 1 h ahead of Johannesburg.
How are dates and times written in Johannesburg?
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 Johannesburg
Everything else we track for Johannesburg: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.