South Africa Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | en-ZA, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, dd MMMM y | Saturday, 10 January 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 10 January 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/01/10 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 04:55:18 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 04:55:18 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 04:55:18 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 04:55 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 04:55 |
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
Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 04:55:18 South Africa Standard Time
Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 04:55:18 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 | Sat04:55 AM |
| Benoni | Sat04:55 AM |
| Bloemfontein | Sat04:55 AM |
| Cape Town | Sat04:55 AM |
| Centurion | Sat04:55 AM |
| City of Cape Town | Sat04:55 AM |
| Durban | Sat04:55 AM |
| East London | Sat04:55 AM |
| George | Sat04:55 AM |
| Germiston | Sat04:55 AM |
| Johannesburg | Sat04:55 AM |
| Mbombela | Sat04:55 AM |
| Ndevana | Sat04:55 AM |
| Paarl | Sat04:55 AM |
| Port Elizabeth | Sat04:55 AM |
| Potchefstroom | Sat04:55 AM |
| Pretoria | Sat04:55 AM |
| Queenstown | Sat04:55 AM |
| Randburg | Sat04:55 AM |
| Roodepoort | Sat04:55 AM |
| Rustenburg | Sat04:55 AM |
| Sandton | Sat04:55 AM |
| Soweto | Sat04:55 AM |
| Springs | Sat04:55 AM |
| Stellenbosch | Sat04:55 AM |
| Uitenhage | Sat04:55 AM |
| Upington | Sat04:55 AM |
| Zoutpansberg | Sat04:55 AM |
Local time in South Africa