Current time in Johannesburg, South Africa

10:46:34 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 9.4 million people live in Johannesburg, South Africa. Scheduled flights use O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB, 21 km away) and Lanseria International Airport (HLA, 32 km away).

Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset now: UTC+2
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 5:23 AM
Sunset today: 6:19 PM
Daylight: 12 h 56 min
Population: 9,418,183
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Dialing code: +27
Languages (country): Zulu, Xhosa
Airports: JNB 21 km · HLA 32 km

Johannesburg · nominal UTC+2 band · night shaded

Cities near Johannesburg

Cape Town10:46 AM · ±0 h1,262 km away
Dar es Salaam11:46 AM · +1 h2,461 km away
Luanda9:46 AM · −1 h2,484 km away
Kigali10:46 AM · ±0 h2,705 km away
Kinshasa9:46 AM · −1 h2,784 km away
Nairobi11:46 AM · +1 h2,926 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for -26.20°, 28.04° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.