The best time to meet between London and Johannesburg

Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of London today. Their working days overlap for seven hours: 09:00 to 16:00 in London is 10:00 to 17:00 in Johannesburg.

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Time difference today+1 hJohannesburg ahead of London; 1 h to 2 h over the year

Shared working hours7 h09:00–16:00 in London, 10:00–17:00 in Johannesburg

Fairest hour to meet12:00in London, which is 13:00 in Johannesburg

London and Johannesburg, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in London, beside the same moment in Johannesburg. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.

Each hour in London and the same moment in Johannesburg, for each time difference over the year.
London	Johannesburg +1 h, today	Johannesburg +2 h
00:00	01:00	02:00
01:00	02:00	03:00
02:00	03:00	04:00
03:00	04:00	05:00
04:00	05:00	06:00
05:00	06:00	07:00
06:00	07:00	08:00
07:00	08:00	09:00
08:00	09:00	10:00
09:00	10:00	11:00
10:00	11:00	12:00
11:00	12:00	13:00
12:00	13:00	14:00
13:00	14:00	15:00
14:00	15:00	16:00
15:00	16:00	17:00
16:00	17:00	18:00
17:00	18:00	19:00
18:00	19:00	20:00
19:00	20:00	21:00
20:00	21:00	22:00
21:00	22:00	23:00
22:00	23:00	00:00+1 day
23:00	00:00+1 day	01:00+1 day

09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work

+1 h: until October 24, from March 28, 2027
+2 h: October 25 to March 27, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of London.

October 25London moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 2 hours.
March 28, 2027London moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 1 hour.

Only London changes its clocks for summer; Johannesburg keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Johannesburg moves by an hour in London's calendar twice a year.

Making it work

With seven hours in common, London and Johannesburg can meet on almost any working day without anyone bending their hours. The morning in London is the shared part.

The risk with a wide window is the opposite one: meetings spread across all of it and there is no shared hour left for focused work. Keep recurring calls at one end of it.

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What is the time difference between London and Johannesburg?

Today Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of London. On October 25, London moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 2 hours. On March 28, 2027, London moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 1 hour. Only London changes its clocks for summer; Johannesburg keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Johannesburg moves by an hour in London's calendar twice a year.

What is the best time for a meeting between London and Johannesburg?

Their working days overlap for seven hours: 09:00 to 16:00 in London is 10:00 to 17:00 in Johannesburg. The most comfortable hour for both is 12:00 in London, 13:00 in Johannesburg.

What time is 09:00 in London in Johannesburg?

09:00 in London is 10:00 in Johannesburg today. When the gap is 2 hours, 11:00.

Do London and Johannesburg use daylight saving time?

London moves its clocks back on October 25 and forward on March 28, 2027. Johannesburg keeps the same time all year.

Does this apply to other cities?

Dublin, Edinburgh and Lisbon keep the same time as London (UK time, GMT/BST), so everything on this page applies to them too. Cape Town and Durban keep the same time as Johannesburg (South Africa Standard Time, SAST), so everything on this page applies to them too.

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The best time to meet between London and Johannesburg

London and Johannesburg, hour by hour

When the gap changes

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