Johannesburg to BST Time Converter

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2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 19, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 19, 2026

Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of BST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of BST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Johannesburg is 2 hours ahead of GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in GMT.

Compare Johannesburg time with BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

SAST (South Africa Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of British Summer Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Johannesburg, South Africa is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST

Johannesburg to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Johannesburg which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in BST

2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Johannesburg, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 Johannesburg, South Africa / 1:00 pm13:00 BST

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Johannesburg Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
SAST – South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2 (no daylight saving time)

Johannesburg Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
EGoli, Giochanesmpournk, IGoli, IJohannesburg, Ioannesburgum, JNB, Jo'anna, Joanesburgo, Joburg, Jog'annesburg, Joganesburg, Jogannesburg, Johanesburgas, Johanesburgo, Johannesarborg, Johannesbourg, Johannesburg, Johannesburga, Johannesburgo, Johannesburgu, Jokhanesburg, Jokhanezburg, Jokhannesburg, J·ohanesbôrg, Jóhannesarborg, Xohanesburgo, Yohannesburg, Yohannesburq, Yohannésburg, Yok-hon-ni-su-pau, Yok-hon-nì-sṳ̂-páu, Yoxannesburg, cohannes beirk, iohanesburgi, johanisabaraga, johannesbarga, johansabarga, jokanasperk, jwhansbrgh, yohaneseubeogeu, yohanesuburugu, yue han nei si bao, yue han ni si bao, ywhnsbwrg, zhwhansbwrg, Γιοχάνεσμπουργκ, Ёганесбург, Јоханезбург, Јоханесбург, Йоганнесбург, Йогьаннесбург, Йоханесбург, Йоханнесбург, Յոհաննեսբուրգ, יאהאנעסבורג, יוהנסבורג, جوهانسبرغ, جوہانسبرگ, جۆھانسبێرگ, ژوهانسبورگ, یوہانس برگ, जोहन्नेस्बर्ग, जोहान्सबर्ग, ਜੋਹਾਨਿਸਬਰਗ, ஜோகானஸ்பேர்க், ജൊഹാനസ്‌ബർഗ്, โจฮันเนสเบิร์ก, ဂျိုဟန္နက်စဗတ်မြို့, იოჰანესბურგი, ጆሃንስበርግ, ヨハネスブルグ, 約翰尼斯堡, 约翰内斯堡, 요하네스버그
Population
9,418,183
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
26° 12' S Latitude / 28° 02' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27
More About Johannesburg
Johannesburg local time and city facts

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

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Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT