Time in South Africa
South Africa keeps one time: South Africa Time, UTC+2 all year, with no daylight saving time. South Africa borders Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Eswatini. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).
- Population
- 57,779,622 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 471,011 sq mi (1,219,912 km²)
- Currency
- Rand (ZAR)
- Languages
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, English (South Africa), Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Calling code
- +27
- Driving side
- Left
- Country code (ISO)
- ZA
- Coordinates (central point)
- -28.474592, 26.120891
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Soweto, Gqeberha, Soshanguve, and Pietermaritzburg all keep South Africa Time, like the rest of South Africa.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | UTC+2 all year | same time |
| Eswatini | UTC+2 all year | same time |
| Mozambique | UTC+2 all year | same time |
| Botswana | UTC+2 all year | same time |
| Namibia | UTC+2 all year | same time |
| Lesotho | UTC+2 all year | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.