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What is BST in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead

British Time is on UTC+0:00 and South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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SAST — South Africa Standard Time

10:00 am

SAST, Sat

Time in London
8:29:44 AM
Time in Johannesburg
10:29:44 AM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

British Time and South Africa Standard Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

British Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 1:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on BST after that.

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

BST to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from British Time to South Africa Standard Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Johannesburg, which is marked.

12:00 am GMT
2:00 am SAST
1:00 am GMT
3:00 am SAST
2:00 am GMT
4:00 am SAST
3:00 am GMT
5:00 am SAST
4:00 am GMT
6:00 am SAST
5:00 am GMT
7:00 am SAST
6:00 am GMT
8:00 am SAST
7:00 am GMT
9:00 am SAST
8:00 am GMT
10:00 am SAST
9:00 am GMT
11:00 am SAST
10:00 am GMT
12:00 pm SAST
11:00 am GMT
1:00 pm SAST
12:00 pm GMT
2:00 pm SAST
1:00 pm GMT
3:00 pm SAST
2:00 pm GMT
4:00 pm SAST
3:00 pm GMT
5:00 pm SAST
4:00 pm GMT
6:00 pm SAST
5:00 pm GMT
7:00 pm SAST
6:00 pm GMT
8:00 pm SAST
7:00 pm GMT
9:00 pm SAST
8:00 pm GMT
10:00 pm SAST
9:00 pm GMT
11:00 pm SAST
10:00 pm GMT
12:00 am SAST+1 day
11:00 pm GMT
1:00 am SAST+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm GMT, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm SAST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on BST: it can also mean Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). This page means British Summer Time.

British Time (GMT) is used in the whole United Kingdom. In winter the UK is on GMT; from late March to late October it is on BST, an hour ahead.

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