South Africa Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | en-ZA, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, dd MMMM y | Sunday, 22 March 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 22 March 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 22 Mar 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/03/22 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 21:13:36 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 21:13:36 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 21:13:36 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 21:13 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 21:13 |
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
Sunday, 22 March 2026 at 21:13:36 South Africa Standard Time
Sunday, 22 March 2026 at 21:13:36 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 | Sun09:13 PM |
| Benoni | Sun09:13 PM |
| Bloemfontein | Sun09:13 PM |
| Cape Town | Sun09:13 PM |
| Centurion | Sun09:13 PM |
| City of Cape Town | Sun09:13 PM |
| Durban | Sun09:13 PM |
| East London | Sun09:13 PM |
| George | Sun09:13 PM |
| Germiston | Sun09:13 PM |
| Johannesburg | Sun09:13 PM |
| Mbombela | Sun09:13 PM |
| Ndevana | Sun09:13 PM |
| Paarl | Sun09:13 PM |
| Port Elizabeth | Sun09:13 PM |
| Potchefstroom | Sun09:13 PM |
| Pretoria | Sun09:13 PM |
| Queenstown | Sun09:13 PM |
| Randburg | Sun09:13 PM |
| Roodepoort | Sun09:13 PM |
| Rustenburg | Sun09:13 PM |
| Sandton | Sun09:13 PM |
| Soweto | Sun09:13 PM |
| Springs | Sun09:13 PM |
| Stellenbosch | Sun09:13 PM |
| Uitenhage | Sun09:13 PM |
| Upington | Sun09:13 PM |
| Zoutpansberg | Sun09:13 PM |
Local time in South Africa