South Africa
Time now in Pretoria
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 05:38Sunset 06:10Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,112,693
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
06:10
Day length
12h 31m
Coordinates
-25.74, 28.19
Time difference from Pretoria
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Pretoria right now.
Pretoria on the map
About the time in Pretoria
Pretoria sits at latitude -25.74, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 31m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Pretoria runs on Africa/Johannesburg, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Pretoria stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +2 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in South Africa.
Frequently asked questions about time in Pretoria
- Which time zone is Pretoria in?
- Pretoria uses Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC +2.
- When do the sun rise and set in Pretoria today?
- Sunrise is at 05:38 and sunset at 06:10, giving 12h 31m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Pretoria in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Pretoria runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Pretoria right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pretoria, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
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