Los Angeles to Johannesburg time
Johannesburg is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Johannesburg
Johannesburg is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)) and Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 9 hours to 10 hours over the year.
Convert Los Angeles time to Johannesburg time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles and UTC+02:00 for Johannesburg. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Johannesburg is ahead, so from 3:00 PM to midnight in Los Angeles it is already the next calendar day in Johannesburg.
| Los Angeles time | Johannesburg time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Los Angeles and Johannesburg working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Los Angeles and Johannesburg do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Los Angeles (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Johannesburg), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Los Angeles and Johannesburg
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).
Johannesburg does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.