SAST: South Africa Standard Time
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SAST: South Africa Standard Time
SAST stands for South Africa Standard Time, used in South Africa. It runs UTC+2, with no clock changes recorded for 2026under current rules.
Current SAST time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
SAST time compared with UTC
SAST runs UTC+2 throughout 2026 under current rules. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in SAST reads 14:00.
These examples use January 15 and July 15, 2026. Where clocks change, other dates can use a different offset. Use the live converter for your exact date.
| UTC | SAST |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 23:00 |
When the clocks change in the SAST zone
No clock changes are recorded for the SAST zone in 2026 or 2027 under the time zone rules used for this build. The listed zones keep their UTC offsets during these years. Governments can revise these rules; future dates are projections.
Cities that keep SAST
These places run on SAST: South Africa Standard Time, the IANA zone behind SAST. Each links to its own live clock.
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Soweto, Gqeberha, Soshanguve, Pietermaritzburg, Evaton, Benoni, Bloemfontein, Thembisa.
Convert SAST to another zone
SAST to PSTSAST to MSTSAST to CSTSAST to ESTSAST to HSTSAST to GMTSAST to UTCSAST to BST
Common questions about SAST
What does SAST stand for?
SAST is South Africa Standard Time, the civil time used in South Africa. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone SAST: South Africa Standard Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is SAST in UTC?
SAST is UTC+2 throughout 2026 under current rules. The table above shows UTC conversions.