South Africa Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | en-ZA, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, dd MMMM y | Wednesday, 25 February 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 25 February 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/02/25 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 03:28:10 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 03:28:10 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 03:28:10 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 03:28 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 03:28 |
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
Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 03:28:10 South Africa Standard Time
Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 03:28:10 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 | Wed03:28 AM |
| Benoni | Wed03:28 AM |
| Bloemfontein | Wed03:28 AM |
| Cape Town | Wed03:28 AM |
| Centurion | Wed03:28 AM |
| City of Cape Town | Wed03:28 AM |
| Durban | Wed03:28 AM |
| East London | Wed03:28 AM |
| George | Wed03:28 AM |
| Germiston | Wed03:28 AM |
| Johannesburg | Wed03:28 AM |
| Mbombela | Wed03:28 AM |
| Ndevana | Wed03:28 AM |
| Paarl | Wed03:28 AM |
| Port Elizabeth | Wed03:28 AM |
| Potchefstroom | Wed03:28 AM |
| Pretoria | Wed03:28 AM |
| Queenstown | Wed03:28 AM |
| Randburg | Wed03:28 AM |
| Roodepoort | Wed03:28 AM |
| Rustenburg | Wed03:28 AM |
| Sandton | Wed03:28 AM |
| Soweto | Wed03:28 AM |
| Springs | Wed03:28 AM |
| Stellenbosch | Wed03:28 AM |
| Uitenhage | Wed03:28 AM |
| Upington | Wed03:28 AM |
| Zoutpansberg | Wed03:28 AM |
Local time in South Africa