Eswatini · SAST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Mbabane, Eswatini 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 Mbabane 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 Mbabane lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Mbabane 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 Mbabane lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Mbabane 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 Mbabane 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 Mbabane.
Practical Info
Mbabane (Eswatini) is home to roughly 95K people. Today brings about 10.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:48, sunset at 17:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 26° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Eswatini
Capital
Mbabane 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
SAST · Africa/Mbabane
Coordinates
26.32°S, 31.13°E
Currency
SZL (L)
Calling Code
+268
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Swati, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Eswatini keeps Mbabane as its administrative capital and Lobamba as its legislative and royal one, about 20 km apart. It is one of the last absolute monarchies in the world and changed its name from Swaziland in 2018.
The clock: Mbabane keeps UTC+2 at around 1,240 metres, in hills cool enough to be a relief from the lowveld below.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap