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What is CET in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 1 hour ahead

Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 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 Paris
9:29:49 AM
Time in Johannesburg
10:29:49 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Central European 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 1 hour ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027South Africa Standard Time is the same time
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is 1 hour 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

Central European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CEST 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.

CET to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central European Time to South Africa Standard Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Johannesburg, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CET, which is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm SAST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm

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