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SASTTime Now

South Africa Standard Time

12h|24h
midday

CURRENT TIME

03:16:41pm
April 21, 2026

UTC TIME NOW

01:16:41pm
Tuesday, Apr 21
UTC
UTC Offset
UTC+2
DST Status
No DST
Does not observe DST:
Lesotho(Africa/Maseru), South Africa(Africa/Johannesburg), Swaziland(Africa/Mbabane)
IANA Zones
3

Major Cities Using SAST

Johannesburg
9,418,183
Cape Town
4,772,846
Durban
3,338,026
Pretoria
2,112,693
Soweto
1,695,047
Gqeberha
1,050,078
Port Elizabeth
1,050,078
Soshanguve
872,309
Pietermaritzburg
839,327
Maseru
359,753
Manzini
110,537

Other Time Zones in UTC+2

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as SAST, but can be found under a different name:

CAT – Central Africa TimeEET – Eastern European TimeCEST – Central European Summer TimeEAT – East Africa TimeSAST – South Africa Standard TimeWAT – West Africa Time

Countries Using SAST

Map of Time Zones Using SAST

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IANA Time Zone Identifiers

Africa/Johannesburg
Africa/Maseru
Africa/Mbabane
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