🇿🇦 Soweto, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17 · 12 h 46 min
Soweto to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Soweto. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Soweto 07:02 7:02 AM London 06:02 6:02 AM You –:–
07:02 7:02 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17
06:02 6:02 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:03
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Soweto.
When you, Soweto and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Soweto
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇬🇧 London
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Soweto | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:02 | 06:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Soweto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 46 min | 10 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 1,270,000 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Soweto with another city
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Big time differences
Soweto and London: common questions
What is the time difference between Soweto and London?
London is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Soweto is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Soweto, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Soweto, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in London at the end of the working day in Soweto?
The working day in Soweto ends at 6:00 PM; in London it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call London from Soweto?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Soweto – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in London?
Until 1:00 AM in Soweto it is still the previous day in London. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Soweto.
Is the time difference between Soweto and London the same all year?
No. Only London switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, London will be 2 hours behind Soweto.
