Time in Gauteng, South Africa 🇿🇦
The current local time in Gauteng, South Africa is anchored on Johannesburg. The province uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC +02:00).
Gauteng local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 SAST
Province information
Gauteng
Province of South Africa
Population: 15,810,388
Time zone
IANA: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset: +02:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Country: South Africa
Gauteng vs. major cities
How far Gauteng is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Gauteng, 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 Gauteng | 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 Gauteng 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.
Clock changes in Gauteng
Gauteng 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: Gauteng stays on UTC +02:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Gauteng time questions
- What time zone is Gauteng in?
- Gauteng uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone: UTC +02:00.
- Does Gauteng observe daylight saving time?
- No. Gauteng keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in South Africa or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
Explore Gauteng
More on Gauteng: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Johannesburg.