Time Difference Between Johannesburg and San Francisco
Johannesburg is normally 10 hours ahead of San Francisco.
This page shows the live time difference between Johannesburg, South Africa and San Francisco, United States. Johannesburg uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC+2 standard) and San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Johannesburg is normally 10 hours ahead of San Francisco. Because San Francisco observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
San Francisco
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Johannesburg and San Francisco?
Johannesburg is normally 10 hours ahead of San Francisco (Johannesburg is UTC+2, San Francisco is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Johannesburg ahead of or behind San Francisco?
Johannesburg is ahead of San Francisco by 10 hours under standard time.
Do Johannesburg and San Francisco use daylight saving time?
Johannesburg stays on the same offset all year; San Francisco observes daylight saving time.