South Africa · SAST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Port Elizabeth, South Africa 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 Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth.
Practical Info
Port Elizabeth (South Africa) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 9.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:18, sunset at 17:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 34° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
South Africa
Capital
Pretoria
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
SAST · Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
33.96°S, 25.60°E
Currency
ZAR (R)
Calling Code
+27
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Gqeberha, still widely called Port Elizabeth, is known as the windy city for good reason: Algoa Bay gets sustained coastal winds most of the year, which has made it a centre for wind energy as well as for South Africa's motor industry.
The clock: the city keeps UTC+2 and sits near Addo Elephant Park, which protects one of the densest elephant populations anywhere.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap