Johannesburg to Zurich time
Zurich is 1 hour behind Johannesburg.
Time difference between Johannesburg and Zurich
Zurich is 1 hour behind Johannesburg. Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Zurich is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from no difference to 1 hour over the year.
Convert Johannesburg time to Zurich time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Johannesburg and UTC+01:00 for Zurich. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Zurich is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 AM in Johannesburg it is still the previous calendar day in Zurich.
| Johannesburg time | Zurich time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Johannesburg and Zurich working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Johannesburg (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Zurich). That is 7 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Johannesburg and Zurich
Johannesburg does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Zurich observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00).