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 Tue 22:44:08
Bela Bela Tue 22:44:08
Benoni Tue 22:44:08
Bhisho Tue 22:44:08
Bloemfontein Tue 22:44:08
Boksburg Tue 22:44:08
Botshabelo Tue 22:44:08
Brakpan Tue 22:44:08
Brits Tue 22:44:08
Cape Town Tue 22:44:08
Carletonville Tue 22:44:08
Centurion Tue 22:44:08
Delmas Tue 22:44:08
Diepsloot Tue 22:44:08
Durban Tue 22:44:08
East London Tue 22:44:08
Emalahleni Tue 22:44:08
eMbalenhle Tue 22:44:08
Ga-Rankuwa Tue 22:44:08
George Tue 22:44:08
Grahamstown Tue 22:44:08
Johannesburg Tue 22:44:08
Kimberley Tue 22:44:08
King William’s Town Tue 22:44:08
Klerksdorp Tue 22:44:08
Kroonstad Tue 22:44:08
Krugersdorp Tue 22:44:08
Kutloanong Tue 22:44:08
Louis Trichardt Tue 22:44:08
Mabopane Tue 22:44:08
Mdantsane Tue 22:44:08
Middelburg Tue 22:44:08
Midrand Tue 22:44:08
Mokopane Tue 22:44:08
Mpumalanga Tue 22:44:08
Mthatha Tue 22:44:08
Nelspruit Tue 22:44:08
Newcastle Tue 22:44:08
Nigel Tue 22:44:08
Paarl Tue 22:44:08
Phalaborwa Tue 22:44:08
Pietermaritzburg Tue 22:44:08
Pinetown Tue 22:44:08
Polokwane Tue 22:44:08
Port Elizabeth Tue 22:44:08
Potchefstroom Tue 22:44:08
Pretoria Tue 22:44:08
Queenstown Tue 22:44:08
Randburg Tue 22:44:08
Randfontein Tue 22:44:08
Richards Bay Tue 22:44:08
Roodepoort Tue 22:44:08
Rustenburg Tue 22:44:08
Soweto Tue 22:44:08
Springs Tue 22:44:08
Stellenbosch Tue 22:44:08
Stilfontein Tue 22:44:08
Tembisa Tue 22:44:08
Uitenhage Tue 22:44:08
Vanderbijlpark Tue 22:44:08
Vereeniging Tue 22:44:08
Virginia Tue 22:44:08
Vryheid Tue 22:44:08
Welkom Tue 22:44:08
Westonaria Tue 22:44:08

City	Current Time
Alberton	Tue 22:44:08
Bela Bela	Tue 22:44:08
Benoni	Tue 22:44:08
Bhisho	Tue 22:44:08
Bloemfontein	Tue 22:44:08
Boksburg	Tue 22:44:08
Botshabelo	Tue 22:44:08
Brakpan	Tue 22:44:08
Brits	Tue 22:44:08
Cape Town	Tue 22:44:08
Carletonville	Tue 22:44:08
Centurion	Tue 22:44:08
Delmas	Tue 22:44:08
Diepsloot	Tue 22:44:08
Durban	Tue 22:44:08
East London	Tue 22:44:08
Emalahleni	Tue 22:44:08
eMbalenhle	Tue 22:44:08
Ga-Rankuwa	Tue 22:44:08
George	Tue 22:44:08
Grahamstown	Tue 22:44:08
Johannesburg	Tue 22:44:08
Kimberley	Tue 22:44:08
King William’s Town	Tue 22:44:08
Klerksdorp	Tue 22:44:08
Kroonstad	Tue 22:44:08
Krugersdorp	Tue 22:44:08
Kutloanong	Tue 22:44:08
Louis Trichardt	Tue 22:44:08
Mabopane	Tue 22:44:08
Mdantsane	Tue 22:44:08
Middelburg	Tue 22:44:08
Midrand	Tue 22:44:08
Mokopane	Tue 22:44:08
Mpumalanga	Tue 22:44:08
Mthatha	Tue 22:44:08
Nelspruit	Tue 22:44:08
Newcastle	Tue 22:44:08
Nigel	Tue 22:44:08
Paarl	Tue 22:44:08
Phalaborwa	Tue 22:44:08
Pietermaritzburg	Tue 22:44:08
Pinetown	Tue 22:44:08
Polokwane	Tue 22:44:08
Port Elizabeth	Tue 22:44:08
Potchefstroom	Tue 22:44:08
Pretoria	Tue 22:44:08
Queenstown	Tue 22:44:08
Randburg	Tue 22:44:08
Randfontein	Tue 22:44:08
Richards Bay	Tue 22:44:08
Roodepoort	Tue 22:44:08
Rustenburg	Tue 22:44:08
Soweto	Tue 22:44:08
Springs	Tue 22:44:08
Stellenbosch	Tue 22:44:08
Stilfontein	Tue 22:44:08
Tembisa	Tue 22:44:08
Uitenhage	Tue 22:44:08
Vanderbijlpark	Tue 22:44:08
Vereeniging	Tue 22:44:08
Virginia	Tue 22:44:08
Vryheid	Tue 22:44:08
Welkom	Tue 22:44:08
Westonaria	Tue 22:44:08

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for South Africa

Africa/Johannesburg Tue 22:44:08

Timezone	Current Time
Africa/Johannesburg	Tue 22:44:08

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

↑ 6:49 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Bela Bela

↑ 6:46 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Benoni

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Bethlehem

↑ 6:52 AM

↓ 5:34 PM
Bhisho

↑ 7:04 AM

↓ 5:29 PM
Bloemfontein

↑ 7:01 AM

↓ 5:41 PM
Boksburg

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Bothaville

↑ 6:57 AM

↓ 5:43 PM
Botshabelo

↑ 7:00 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Brakpan

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Brits

↑ 6:49 AM

↓ 5:41 PM
Cape Town

↑ 7:42 AM

↓ 6:03 PM
Carletonville

↑ 6:52 AM

↓ 5:41 PM
Centurion

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Delmas

↑ 6:46 AM

↓ 5:36 PM
Diepsloot

↑ 6:49 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Durban

↑ 6:44 AM

↓ 5:21 PM
East London

↑ 7:02 AM

↓ 5:27 PM
Emalahleni

↑ 6:44 AM

↓ 5:35 PM
eMbalenhle

↑ 6:46 AM

↓ 5:34 PM
Ga-Rankuwa

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
George

↑ 7:26 AM

↓ 5:47 PM
Grahamstown

↑ 7:08 AM

↓ 5:32 PM
Johannesburg

↑ 6:49 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Kimberley

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 5:48 PM
King William’s Town

↑ 7:04 AM

↓ 5:29 PM
Klerksdorp

↑ 6:56 AM

↓ 5:43 PM
Kroonstad

↑ 6:55 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Krugersdorp

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Kutloanong

↑ 6:57 AM

↓ 5:41 PM
Louis Trichardt

↑ 6:36 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Mabopane

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Mdantsane

↑ 7:02 AM

↓ 5:28 PM
Middelburg

↑ 6:43 AM

↓ 5:34 PM
Midrand

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Mmabatho

↑ 6:58 AM

↓ 5:49 PM
Mokopane

↑ 6:42 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Mpumalanga

↑ 6:45 AM

↓ 5:22 PM
Mthatha

↑ 6:56 AM

↓ 5:26 PM
Nelspruit

↑ 6:36 AM

↓ 5:28 PM
Newcastle

↑ 6:44 AM

↓ 5:29 PM
Nigel

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Paarl

↑ 7:39 AM

↓ 6:01 PM
Parys

↑ 6:53 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Phalaborwa

↑ 6:33 AM

↓ 5:30 PM
Phuthaditjhaba

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:32 PM
Piet Retief

↑ 6:39 AM

↓ 5:26 PM
Pietermaritzburg

↑ 6:46 AM

↓ 5:24 PM
Pinetown

↑ 6:44 AM

↓ 5:21 PM
Polokwane

↑ 6:40 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Port Elizabeth

↑ 7:13 AM

↓ 5:34 PM
Potchefstroom

↑ 6:54 AM

↓ 5:42 PM
Pretoria

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Queenstown

↑ 7:04 AM

↓ 5:33 PM
Randburg

↑ 6:49 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Randfontein

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Richards Bay

↑ 6:38 AM

↓ 5:18 PM
Roodepoort

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Rustenburg

↑ 6:51 AM

↓ 5:43 PM
Sasolburg

↑ 6:51 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Schweizer-Reneke

↑ 7:02 AM

↓ 5:48 PM
Soweto

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Springs

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Standerton

↑ 6:46 AM

↓ 5:33 PM
Stellenbosch

↑ 7:40 AM

↓ 6:02 PM
Stilfontein

↑ 6:55 AM

↓ 5:43 PM
Tembisa

↑ 6:48 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Uitenhage

↑ 7:13 AM

↓ 5:36 PM
Upington

↑ 7:20 AM

↓ 6:02 PM
Vanderbijlpark

↑ 6:51 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Vereeniging

↑ 6:50 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Virginia

↑ 6:57 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Vryheid

↑ 6:41 AM

↓ 5:25 PM
Welkom

↑ 6:57 AM

↓ 5:41 PM
Westonaria

↑ 6:51 AM

↓ 5:40 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Alberton	↑ 6:49 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Bela Bela	↑ 6:46 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Benoni	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Bethlehem	↑ 6:52 AM	↓ 5:34 PM
Bhisho	↑ 7:04 AM	↓ 5:29 PM
Bloemfontein	↑ 7:01 AM	↓ 5:41 PM
Boksburg	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Bothaville	↑ 6:57 AM	↓ 5:43 PM
Botshabelo	↑ 7:00 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Brakpan	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Brits	↑ 6:49 AM	↓ 5:41 PM
Cape Town	↑ 7:42 AM	↓ 6:03 PM
Carletonville	↑ 6:52 AM	↓ 5:41 PM
Centurion	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Delmas	↑ 6:46 AM	↓ 5:36 PM
Diepsloot	↑ 6:49 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Durban	↑ 6:44 AM	↓ 5:21 PM
East London	↑ 7:02 AM	↓ 5:27 PM
Emalahleni	↑ 6:44 AM	↓ 5:35 PM
eMbalenhle	↑ 6:46 AM	↓ 5:34 PM
Ga-Rankuwa	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
George	↑ 7:26 AM	↓ 5:47 PM
Grahamstown	↑ 7:08 AM	↓ 5:32 PM
Johannesburg	↑ 6:49 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Kimberley	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 5:48 PM
King William’s Town	↑ 7:04 AM	↓ 5:29 PM
Klerksdorp	↑ 6:56 AM	↓ 5:43 PM
Kroonstad	↑ 6:55 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Krugersdorp	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Kutloanong	↑ 6:57 AM	↓ 5:41 PM
Louis Trichardt	↑ 6:36 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Mabopane	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Mdantsane	↑ 7:02 AM	↓ 5:28 PM
Middelburg	↑ 6:43 AM	↓ 5:34 PM
Midrand	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Mmabatho	↑ 6:58 AM	↓ 5:49 PM
Mokopane	↑ 6:42 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Mpumalanga	↑ 6:45 AM	↓ 5:22 PM
Mthatha	↑ 6:56 AM	↓ 5:26 PM
Nelspruit	↑ 6:36 AM	↓ 5:28 PM
Newcastle	↑ 6:44 AM	↓ 5:29 PM
Nigel	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Paarl	↑ 7:39 AM	↓ 6:01 PM
Parys	↑ 6:53 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Phalaborwa	↑ 6:33 AM	↓ 5:30 PM
Phuthaditjhaba	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:32 PM
Piet Retief	↑ 6:39 AM	↓ 5:26 PM
Pietermaritzburg	↑ 6:46 AM	↓ 5:24 PM
Pinetown	↑ 6:44 AM	↓ 5:21 PM
Polokwane	↑ 6:40 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Port Elizabeth	↑ 7:13 AM	↓ 5:34 PM
Potchefstroom	↑ 6:54 AM	↓ 5:42 PM
Pretoria	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Queenstown	↑ 7:04 AM	↓ 5:33 PM
Randburg	↑ 6:49 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Randfontein	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Richards Bay	↑ 6:38 AM	↓ 5:18 PM
Roodepoort	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Rustenburg	↑ 6:51 AM	↓ 5:43 PM
Sasolburg	↑ 6:51 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Schweizer-Reneke	↑ 7:02 AM	↓ 5:48 PM
Soweto	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Springs	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Standerton	↑ 6:46 AM	↓ 5:33 PM
Stellenbosch	↑ 7:40 AM	↓ 6:02 PM
Stilfontein	↑ 6:55 AM	↓ 5:43 PM
Tembisa	↑ 6:48 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Uitenhage	↑ 7:13 AM	↓ 5:36 PM
Upington	↑ 7:20 AM	↓ 6:02 PM
Vanderbijlpark	↑ 6:51 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Vereeniging	↑ 6:50 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Virginia	↑ 6:57 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Vryheid	↑ 6:41 AM	↓ 5:25 PM
Welkom	↑ 6:57 AM	↓ 5:41 PM
Westonaria	↑ 6:51 AM	↓ 5:40 PM

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 National Women's Day on 09 Aug. The most recently passed holiday was Youth Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in South Africa to plan your schedule.

National Women's Day 09 Aug • Sunday
National Women's Day (observed) 10 Aug • Monday
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

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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.