South Africa Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | en-ZA, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, dd MMMM y | Wednesday, 11 February 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 11 February 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/02/11 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 17:18:38 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 17:18:38 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 17:18:38 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 17:18 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 17:18 |
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, 11 February 2026 at 17:18:38 South Africa Standard Time
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 17:18:38 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 | Wed05:18 PM |
| Benoni | Wed05:18 PM |
| Bloemfontein | Wed05:18 PM |
| Cape Town | Wed05:18 PM |
| Centurion | Wed05:18 PM |
| City of Cape Town | Wed05:18 PM |
| Durban | Wed05:18 PM |
| East London | Wed05:18 PM |
| George | Wed05:18 PM |
| Germiston | Wed05:18 PM |
| Johannesburg | Wed05:18 PM |
| Mbombela | Wed05:18 PM |
| Ndevana | Wed05:18 PM |
| Paarl | Wed05:18 PM |
| Port Elizabeth | Wed05:18 PM |
| Potchefstroom | Wed05:18 PM |
| Pretoria | Wed05:18 PM |
| Queenstown | Wed05:18 PM |
| Randburg | Wed05:18 PM |
| Roodepoort | Wed05:18 PM |
| Rustenburg | Wed05:18 PM |
| Sandton | Wed05:18 PM |
| Soweto | Wed05:18 PM |
| Springs | Wed05:18 PM |
| Stellenbosch | Wed05:18 PM |
| Uitenhage | Wed05:18 PM |
| Upington | Wed05:18 PM |
| Zoutpansberg | Wed05:18 PM |
Local time in South Africa