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CET to SAST: convert Central European Time to South Africa Standard Time

In January, SAST is 1 hour ahead of CET. In July it is the same time as. The gap moves because the two regions handle daylight saving differently.

One instant, two local clocks

Drag one day across both zones

Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowSAST is 1 hour ahead
CETCentral European Time
13:00Thu, Jan 15
SASTSouth Africa Standard Time
14:00Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time

Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.

Right now

CET: Central European Time

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SAST: South Africa Standard Time

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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.

CET to SAST hour by hour

Two columns because the gap changes with daylight saving: use the January column roughly November to mid-March, the July column mid-March to October. Exact switch dates vary by year.

CETSAST (January)SAST (July)
12:00 AM1:00 AM12:00 AM
1:00 AM2:00 AM1:00 AM
2:00 AM3:00 AM2:00 AM
3:00 AM4:00 AM3:00 AM
4:00 AM5:00 AM4:00 AM
5:00 AM6:00 AM5:00 AM
6:00 AM7:00 AM6:00 AM
7:00 AM8:00 AM7:00 AM
8:00 AM9:00 AM8:00 AM
9:00 AM10:00 AM9:00 AM
10:00 AM11:00 AM10:00 AM
11:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AM
12:00 PM1:00 PM12:00 PM
1:00 PM2:00 PM1:00 PM
2:00 PM3:00 PM2:00 PM
3:00 PM4:00 PM3:00 PM
4:00 PM5:00 PM4:00 PM
5:00 PM6:00 PM5:00 PM
6:00 PM7:00 PM6:00 PM
7:00 PM8:00 PM7:00 PM
8:00 PM9:00 PM8:00 PM
9:00 PM10:00 PM9:00 PM
10:00 PM11:00 PM10:00 PM
11:00 PM12:00 AM (next day)11:00 PM

Scheduling a call between CET and SAST

Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) overlap in January from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in CET, which is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in SAST.

In July the overlap runs 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in CET (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in SAST).

SAST to CET (reverse)Open the full converter

More CET conversions

Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15 of the current year. CET here means Central European Time (most of continental Europe); SAST means South Africa Standard Time (South Africa).