South Africa time now

Current time in South Africa

South Africa uses one time zone nationwide, so the clock below applies across the country.

Live local time

Johannesburg

South Africa

2:00 AM

Night in Johannesburg

Thursday, January 1

2 hours ahead of you

GMT+2UTC +2

Cape Town

South Africa

2:00 AM

Night in Cape Town

Thursday, January 1

2 hours ahead of you

GMT+2UTC +2

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