Current time in Johannesburg

South Africa · UTC+2

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Africa/Johannesburg

UTC offset

UTC+2

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Africa/Johannesburg

Business hours

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SAST (Monday–Friday)

About Johannesburg's time zone

Johannesburg follows South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2) year-round. South Africa abolished daylight saving time in 1944 and has not observed it since. SAST is shared with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. Johannesburg is 2 hours ahead of London in winter, 7 hours ahead of New York, and 6 hours behind Singapore — making it a practical hub for business spanning Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Best time to call Johannesburg

Calling from	Recommended window
London	7:00 AM – 4:00 PM GMT
New York	2:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Dubai	10:00 AM – 7:00 PM GST
Singapore	2:00 PM – 11:00 PM SGT

Did you know? South Africa is one of the few African countries where the country's economic capital (Johannesburg) and political capital (Pretoria) are in the same metropolitan area, just 50 km apart. Despite being Africa's most developed economy, South Africa only has one time zone for its entire territory — a contrast to countries like the DRC which spans two.

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