Current Time in South Africa 🇿🇦

Capital City: Pretoria

Largest Cities:

Johannesburg (Pop. 5,635,127)
Cape Town (Pop. 4,710,000)
Durban (Pop. 3,120,282)
Soweto (Pop. 1,695,047)
Port Elizabeth (Pop. 1,050,078)

ISO Alpha-2: ZA

ISO Alpha-3: ZAF

Time Zones: SAST

Time Now in Major Cities in South Africa

Alberton Sun 04:03:47
Bela Bela Sun 04:03:47
Benoni Sun 04:03:47
Bhisho Sun 04:03:47
Bloemfontein Sun 04:03:47
Boksburg Sun 04:03:47
Botshabelo Sun 04:03:47
Brakpan Sun 04:03:47
Brits Sun 04:03:47
Cape Town Sun 04:03:47
Carletonville Sun 04:03:47
Centurion Sun 04:03:47
Delmas Sun 04:03:47
Diepsloot Sun 04:03:47
Durban Sun 04:03:47
East London Sun 04:03:47
Emalahleni Sun 04:03:47
eMbalenhle Sun 04:03:47
Ga-Rankuwa Sun 04:03:47
George Sun 04:03:47
Grahamstown Sun 04:03:47
Johannesburg Sun 04:03:47
Kimberley Sun 04:03:47
King William’s Town Sun 04:03:47
Klerksdorp Sun 04:03:47
Kroonstad Sun 04:03:47
Krugersdorp Sun 04:03:47
Kutloanong Sun 04:03:47
Louis Trichardt Sun 04:03:47
Mabopane Sun 04:03:47
Mdantsane Sun 04:03:47
Middelburg Sun 04:03:47
Midrand Sun 04:03:47
Mokopane Sun 04:03:47
Mpumalanga Sun 04:03:47
Mthatha Sun 04:03:47
Nelspruit Sun 04:03:47
Newcastle Sun 04:03:47
Nigel Sun 04:03:47
Paarl Sun 04:03:47
Phalaborwa Sun 04:03:47
Pietermaritzburg Sun 04:03:47
Pinetown Sun 04:03:47
Polokwane Sun 04:03:47
Port Elizabeth Sun 04:03:47
Potchefstroom Sun 04:03:47
Pretoria Sun 04:03:47
Queenstown Sun 04:03:47
Randburg Sun 04:03:47
Randfontein Sun 04:03:47
Richards Bay Sun 04:03:47
Roodepoort Sun 04:03:47
Rustenburg Sun 04:03:47
Soweto Sun 04:03:47
Springs Sun 04:03:47
Stellenbosch Sun 04:03:47
Stilfontein Sun 04:03:47
Tembisa Sun 04:03:47
Uitenhage Sun 04:03:47
Vanderbijlpark Sun 04:03:47
Vereeniging Sun 04:03:47
Virginia Sun 04:03:47
Vryheid Sun 04:03:47
Welkom Sun 04:03:47
Westonaria Sun 04:03:47

City	Current Time
Alberton	Sun 04:03:47
Bela Bela	Sun 04:03:47
Benoni	Sun 04:03:47
Bhisho	Sun 04:03:47
Bloemfontein	Sun 04:03:47
Boksburg	Sun 04:03:47
Botshabelo	Sun 04:03:47
Brakpan	Sun 04:03:47
Brits	Sun 04:03:47
Cape Town	Sun 04:03:47
Carletonville	Sun 04:03:47
Centurion	Sun 04:03:47
Delmas	Sun 04:03:47
Diepsloot	Sun 04:03:47
Durban	Sun 04:03:47
East London	Sun 04:03:47
Emalahleni	Sun 04:03:47
eMbalenhle	Sun 04:03:47
Ga-Rankuwa	Sun 04:03:47
George	Sun 04:03:47
Grahamstown	Sun 04:03:47
Johannesburg	Sun 04:03:47
Kimberley	Sun 04:03:47
King William’s Town	Sun 04:03:47
Klerksdorp	Sun 04:03:47
Kroonstad	Sun 04:03:47
Krugersdorp	Sun 04:03:47
Kutloanong	Sun 04:03:47
Louis Trichardt	Sun 04:03:47
Mabopane	Sun 04:03:47
Mdantsane	Sun 04:03:47
Middelburg	Sun 04:03:47
Midrand	Sun 04:03:47
Mokopane	Sun 04:03:47
Mpumalanga	Sun 04:03:47
Mthatha	Sun 04:03:47
Nelspruit	Sun 04:03:47
Newcastle	Sun 04:03:47
Nigel	Sun 04:03:47
Paarl	Sun 04:03:47
Phalaborwa	Sun 04:03:47
Pietermaritzburg	Sun 04:03:47
Pinetown	Sun 04:03:47
Polokwane	Sun 04:03:47
Port Elizabeth	Sun 04:03:47
Potchefstroom	Sun 04:03:47
Pretoria	Sun 04:03:47
Queenstown	Sun 04:03:47
Randburg	Sun 04:03:47
Randfontein	Sun 04:03:47
Richards Bay	Sun 04:03:47
Roodepoort	Sun 04:03:47
Rustenburg	Sun 04:03:47
Soweto	Sun 04:03:47
Springs	Sun 04:03:47
Stellenbosch	Sun 04:03:47
Stilfontein	Sun 04:03:47
Tembisa	Sun 04:03:47
Uitenhage	Sun 04:03:47
Vanderbijlpark	Sun 04:03:47
Vereeniging	Sun 04:03:47
Virginia	Sun 04:03:47
Vryheid	Sun 04:03:47
Welkom	Sun 04:03:47
Westonaria	Sun 04:03:47

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for South Africa

Africa/Johannesburg Sun 04:03:47

Timezone	Current Time
Africa/Johannesburg	Sun 04:03:47

Time Zone Converters used in South Africa

Convert time between the time zones of South Africa and other locations worldwide.

Sunrise and Sunset in South Africa (75 Locations)

Alberton

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Bela Bela

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Benoni

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Bethlehem

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Bhisho

↑ 6:02 AM

↓ 6:05 PM
Bloemfontein

↑ 6:07 AM

↓ 6:10 PM
Boksburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Bothaville

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Botshabelo

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Brakpan

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Brits

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Cape Town

↑ 6:39 AM

↓ 6:41 PM
Carletonville

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Centurion

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Delmas

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Diepsloot

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Durban

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
East London

↑ 6:01 AM

↓ 6:03 PM
Emalahleni

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
eMbalenhle

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Ga-Rankuwa

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
George

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:24 PM
Grahamstown

↑ 6:06 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Johannesburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Kimberley

↑ 6:13 AM

↓ 6:15 PM
King William’s Town

↑ 6:03 AM

↓ 6:05 PM
Klerksdorp

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Kroonstad

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Krugersdorp

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Kutloanong

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Louis Trichardt

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Mabopane

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Mdantsane

↑ 6:01 AM

↓ 6:03 PM
Middelburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Midrand

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Mmabatho

↑ 6:09 AM

↓ 6:12 PM
Mokopane

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Mpumalanga

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Mthatha

↑ 5:57 AM

↓ 5:59 PM
Nelspruit

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Newcastle

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Nigel

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Paarl

↑ 6:36 AM

↓ 6:38 PM
Parys

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Phalaborwa

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Phuthaditjhaba

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Piet Retief

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Pietermaritzburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Pinetown

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Polokwane

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Port Elizabeth

↑ 6:10 AM

↓ 6:12 PM
Potchefstroom

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Pretoria

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Queenstown

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:07 PM
Randburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Randfontein

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Richards Bay

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Roodepoort

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Rustenburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Sasolburg

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Schweizer-Reneke

↑ 6:10 AM

↓ 6:13 PM
Soweto

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Springs

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Standerton

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Stellenbosch

↑ 6:37 AM

↓ 6:39 PM
Stilfontein

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Tembisa

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Uitenhage

↑ 6:11 AM

↓ 6:13 PM
Upington

↑ 6:27 AM

↓ 6:29 PM
Vanderbijlpark

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Vereeniging

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Virginia

↑ 6:04 AM

↓ 6:07 PM
Vryheid

↑ N/A

↓ N/A
Welkom

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Westonaria

↑ N/A

↓ N/A

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Alberton	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Bela Bela	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Benoni	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Bethlehem	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Bhisho	↑ 6:02 AM	↓ 6:05 PM
Bloemfontein	↑ 6:07 AM	↓ 6:10 PM
Boksburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Bothaville	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
Botshabelo	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
Brakpan	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Brits	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Cape Town	↑ 6:39 AM	↓ 6:41 PM
Carletonville	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Centurion	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Delmas	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Diepsloot	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Durban	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
East London	↑ 6:01 AM	↓ 6:03 PM
Emalahleni	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
eMbalenhle	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Ga-Rankuwa	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
George	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:24 PM
Grahamstown	↑ 6:06 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
Johannesburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Kimberley	↑ 6:13 AM	↓ 6:15 PM
King William’s Town	↑ 6:03 AM	↓ 6:05 PM
Klerksdorp	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Kroonstad	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Krugersdorp	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Kutloanong	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
Louis Trichardt	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Mabopane	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Mdantsane	↑ 6:01 AM	↓ 6:03 PM
Middelburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Midrand	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Mmabatho	↑ 6:09 AM	↓ 6:12 PM
Mokopane	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Mpumalanga	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Mthatha	↑ 5:57 AM	↓ 5:59 PM
Nelspruit	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Newcastle	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Nigel	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Paarl	↑ 6:36 AM	↓ 6:38 PM
Parys	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Phalaborwa	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Phuthaditjhaba	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Piet Retief	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Pietermaritzburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Pinetown	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Polokwane	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Port Elizabeth	↑ 6:10 AM	↓ 6:12 PM
Potchefstroom	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Pretoria	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Queenstown	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:07 PM
Randburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Randfontein	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Richards Bay	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Roodepoort	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Rustenburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Sasolburg	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Schweizer-Reneke	↑ 6:10 AM	↓ 6:13 PM
Soweto	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Springs	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Standerton	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Stellenbosch	↑ 6:37 AM	↓ 6:39 PM
Stilfontein	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Tembisa	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Uitenhage	↑ 6:11 AM	↓ 6:13 PM
Upington	↑ 6:27 AM	↓ 6:29 PM
Vanderbijlpark	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Vereeniging	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Virginia	↑ 6:04 AM	↓ 6:07 PM
Vryheid	↑ N/A	↓ N/A
Welkom	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
Westonaria	↑ N/A	↓ N/A

Current Weather in South Africa (75 Locations)

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about South Africa

Population	57,779,622
Area	1,219,912 km²
ISO Numeric Code	710
FIPS Code	SF
Top Level Domain	.za
Currency	Rand (ZAR)
Phone Prefix	+27
Country Code	+27
Postal Code Format	####
Postal Code Regex	`^(\d{4})$`
Languages	AF (af), EN-ZA (en-ZA), NR (nr), NSO (nso), SS (ss), ST (st), TN (tn), TS (ts), VE (ve), XH (xh), ZU (zu)
Neighbouring Countries	🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇸🇿 Eswatini, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Upcoming Public Holidays in South Africa

This year, South Africa observes 13 public holidays, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Heritage Day on 24 Sep. The most recently passed holiday was National Women's Day (observed). Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in South Africa to plan your schedule.

Heritage Day 24 Sep • Thursday
Day of Reconciliation 16 Dec • Wednesday
Christmas Day 25 Dec • Friday
Day of Goodwill 26 Dec • Saturday
New Year's Day 01 Jan • Friday
Human Rights Day 21 Mar • Sunday
Human Rights Day (observed) 22 Mar • Monday
Good Friday 26 Mar • Friday
Family Day 29 Mar • Monday
Freedom Day 27 Apr • Tuesday

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Time in South Africa — FAQ

Common questions about time zones, daylight saving, and cities in South Africa.

How many time zones does South Africa have?

South Africa spans 1 time zone(s). The whole country shares the same UTC offset and DST rules.

What is the time in the capital of South Africa?

Pretoria is the capital of South Africa. The capital uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone — see the city pages below for live local time.

Does South Africa observe daylight saving time?

Some regions of South Africa may observe DST; others do not. The rule is set per IANA time zone, not per country. Modern operating systems apply the change automatically based on the city's IANA identifier — there is no manual configuration needed.

How many cities in South Africa are listed on this page?

This page shows live local time for 75 city(ies) across South Africa. Each city links to its own page with full weather, sunrise/sunset, prayer times, and a 24-hour clock.

What is the UTC offset for South Africa?

South Africa's primary UTC offset depends on the season and the specific region. Click any city in the list to see its current local time and exact offset, which already accounts for daylight saving if applicable.