South Sudan · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Juba, South Sudan runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Juba and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Juba lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Juba and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Juba lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Juba and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Juba lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Juba.
Practical Info
Juba (South Sudan) is home to roughly 525K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 18:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 5° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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South Sudan
Capital
Juba 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Juba
Coordinates
4.85°N, 31.58°E
Currency
SSP (£)
Calling Code
+211
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011, making Juba the most recently established national capital in the world. The country joined the UN four days later as its 193rd member.
The clock: Juba moved from UTC+3 to UTC+2 in February 2021, aligning with Central Africa Time rather than with Khartoum.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap