What is CET in SAST?
South Africa Standard Time is the same time
Central European Time and South Africa Standard Time are both on UTC+2:00 right now. Central European Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read CEST. The gap changes during the year — see below.
- Time in Paris
- 5:48 am
- Time in Johannesburg
- 5:48 am
- Difference
- None
- Next clock change
- October 25, 2026
Convert a time
SAST — South Africa Standard Time
5:00 am
Wed
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:
- Now – October 25, 2026South Africa Standard Time is the same time
- October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 1 hour ahead
- March 28, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is the same time
Periods shorter than a day are not listed: both zones change at 2am in their own local time, so there are a few hours on each transition date when the gap is briefly something else.
Daylight saving
Central European Time
Clocks go back one hour at 2am local time, becoming CET.
South Africa Standard Time
South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.
CET to SAST conversion table
Every hour of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, converted from Central European Time to South Africa Standard Time.
- 12:00 am CEST
- 12:00 am SAST
- 1:00 am CEST
- 1:00 am SAST
- 2:00 am CEST
- 2:00 am SAST
- 3:00 am CEST
- 3:00 am SAST
- 4:00 am CEST
- 4:00 am SAST
- 5:00 am CEST
- 5:00 am SAST
- 6:00 am CEST
- 6:00 am SAST
- 7:00 am CEST
- 7:00 am SAST
- 8:00 am CEST
- 8:00 am SAST
- 9:00 am CEST
- 9:00 am SAST
- 10:00 am CEST
- 10:00 am SAST
- 11:00 am CEST
- 11:00 am SAST
- 12:00 pm CEST
- 12:00 pm SAST
- 1:00 pm CEST
- 1:00 pm SAST
- 2:00 pm CEST
- 2:00 pm SAST
- 3:00 pm CEST
- 3:00 pm SAST
- 4:00 pm CEST
- 4:00 pm SAST
- 5:00 pm CEST
- 5:00 pm SAST
- 6:00 pm CEST
- 6:00 pm SAST
- 7:00 pm CEST
- 7:00 pm SAST
- 8:00 pm CEST
- 8:00 pm SAST
- 9:00 pm CEST
- 9:00 pm SAST
- 10:00 pm CEST
- 10:00 pm SAST
- 11:00 pm CEST
- 11:00 pm SAST
Scheduling between the two
Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CEST, which is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm SAST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.
Central European Time (CEST) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm