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 | Thursday, 27 August 2026 |
| Long Date: | dd MMMM y | 27 August 2026 |
| Medium Date: | dd MMM y | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Short Date: | y/MM/dd | 2026/08/27 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 09:56:45 South Africa Standard Time |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 09:56:45 SAST |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 09:56:45 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 09:56 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 09:56 |
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
Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 09:56:45 South Africa Standard Time
Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 09:56:45 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 | Thu09:56 AM |
| Benoni | Thu09:56 AM |
| Bloemfontein | Thu09:56 AM |
| Cape Town | Thu09:56 AM |
| Centurion | Thu09:56 AM |
| City of Cape Town | Thu09:56 AM |
| Durban | Thu09:56 AM |
| East London | Thu09:56 AM |
| George | Thu09:56 AM |
| Germiston | Thu09:56 AM |
| Johannesburg | Thu09:56 AM |
| Mbombela | Thu09:56 AM |
| Ndevana | Thu09:56 AM |
| Paarl | Thu09:56 AM |
| Port Elizabeth | Thu09:56 AM |
| Potchefstroom | Thu09:56 AM |
| Pretoria | Thu09:56 AM |
| Queenstown | Thu09:56 AM |
| Randburg | Thu09:56 AM |
| Roodepoort | Thu09:56 AM |
| Rustenburg | Thu09:56 AM |
| Sandton | Thu09:56 AM |
| Soweto | Thu09:56 AM |
| Springs | Thu09:56 AM |
| Stellenbosch | Thu09:56 AM |
| Uitenhage | Thu09:56 AM |
| Upington | Thu09:56 AM |
| Zoutpansberg | Thu09:56 AM |