Johannesburg to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind of Johannesburg.
Johannesburg
South Africa
Difference
Los Angeles
United States
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Johannesburg with its equivalent in Los Angeles. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Johannesburg-Los Angeles gap
Johannesburg sits in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC+2), while Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT). That puts Los Angeles 9 hours behind of Johannesburg right now.
These two cities do not handle daylight saving the same way, one adjusts its clocks seasonally and the other does not. The difference between them therefore moves by an hour twice a year, which is a common cause of missed meetings. The clocks above always show the live position rather than an assumed offset.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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See also current time in Johannesburg and current time in Los Angeles.
Johannesburg and Los Angeles, questions
- What is the time difference between Johannesburg and Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles is 9 hours behind of Johannesburg. Johannesburg is currently on UTC+2 and Los Angeles on PDT.
- What is the best time to call Los Angeles from Johannesburg?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Johannesburg or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Johannesburg and Los Angeles always the same?
- No. One of these cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not, so the gap changes by an hour at each transition. Always check the live clocks rather than relying on a remembered offset.