SAST: South Africa Standard Time
Two hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving, covering South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. In the British summer the gap to Wales is just one hour.
Daylight
Current SAST time
00:00:00
Shown for Johannesburg, a representative location on SAST.
Sunrise
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Local time
Sunset
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Local time
UTC now
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Coordinated Universal Time
Your zone
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UTC
Same as you
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Relative to your device
- Abbreviation
- SAST
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- vs UK now
- +1h
South Africa Standard Time
Changes with BST
Where SAST is used
- South Africa
- Lesotho
- Eswatini
Cities on SAST
SAST converted to major cities
The current moment, read off each city's own clock.
| City | Local time | Date | vs Johannesburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardiffWales, UK | --:-- | ||
| LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | ||
| New YorkUnited States | --:-- | ||
| Los AngelesUnited States | --:-- | ||
| ChicagoUnited States | --:-- | ||
| São PauloBrazil | --:-- | ||
| ParisFrance | --:-- | ||
| DubaiUAE | --:-- | ||
| MumbaiIndia | --:-- | ||
| SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | ||
| TokyoJapan | --:-- | ||
| SydneyAustralia | --:-- |
SAST and the UK
SAST is running 1 hour ahead of the United Kingdom right now. Because SAST has no daylight saving while the UK switches between GMT and BST, the difference between them changes by an hour twice a year even though SAST itself never moves.
SAST: questions
- What is SAST?
- SAST stands for South Africa Standard Time. It is UTC+2, meaning it runs 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Two hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving, covering South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. In the British summer the gap to Wales is just one hour.
- Which countries use SAST?
- SAST is used across South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini.
- Does SAST change for daylight saving?
- No. SAST stays at UTC+2 throughout the year. Note that the difference to the UK still changes, because Britain switches between GMT and BST.
- What is SAST in UK time?
- SAST is currently 1 hour ahead of the UK. Because Britain observes British Summer Time, this gap shifts by an hour between the winter and summer months.