Local time in South AfricaSouth Africa Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | en-ZA, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, dd MMMM y | Friday, 01 May 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 01 May 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 01 May 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/05/01 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 12:59:55 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 12:59:55 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 12:59:55 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 12:59 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 12:59 |
Note: If you want to write the full Date Time for South Africa, you can use both (Full Date + Full Time) together to be EEEE, dd MMMM y 'at' HH:mm:ss zzzz,
so the full DateTime will be like
Friday, 01 May 2026 at 12:59:55 South Africa Standard Time
Friday, 01 May 2026 at 12:59:55 South Africa Standard Time
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Local Time in the Cities of South Africa
In South Africa, all cities are based on Africa/Johannesburg Time Zone with an offset of UTC+2. For more information on Time Zone, please visit the Time Zone Map.
| City | Local Time |
|---|---|
| Alberton | Fri12:59 PM |
| Benoni | Fri12:59 PM |
| Bloemfontein | Fri12:59 PM |
| Cape Town | Fri12:59 PM |
| Centurion | Fri12:59 PM |
| City of Cape Town | Fri12:59 PM |
| Durban | Fri12:59 PM |
| East London | Fri12:59 PM |
| George | Fri12:59 PM |
| Germiston | Fri12:59 PM |
| Johannesburg | Fri12:59 PM |
| Mbombela | Fri12:59 PM |
| Ndevana | Fri12:59 PM |
| Paarl | Fri12:59 PM |
| Port Elizabeth | Fri12:59 PM |
| Potchefstroom | Fri12:59 PM |
| Pretoria | Fri12:59 PM |
| Queenstown | Fri12:59 PM |
| Randburg | Fri12:59 PM |
| Roodepoort | Fri12:59 PM |
| Rustenburg | Fri12:59 PM |
| Sandton | Fri12:59 PM |
| Soweto | Fri12:59 PM |
| Springs | Fri12:59 PM |
| Stellenbosch | Fri12:59 PM |
| Uitenhage | Fri12:59 PM |
| Upington | Fri12:59 PM |
| Zoutpansberg | Fri12:59 PM |