What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Johannesburg?

Johannesburg is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Johannesburg from Los Angeles?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?

No. Johannesburg stays on UTC+2 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Johannesburg?

It is 21:00 in Johannesburg, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Johannesburg use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Johannesburg uses Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Johannesburg time

Right now Johannesburg runs 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Johannesburg.

Los Angeles	Johannesburg
00:00	09:00
01:00	10:00
02:00	11:00
03:00	12:00
04:00	13:00
05:00	14:00
06:00	15:00
07:00	16:00
08:00	17:00
09:00	18:00
10:00	19:00
11:00	20:00
12:00	21:00
13:00	22:00
14:00	23:00
15:00	00:00next day
16:00	01:00next day
17:00	02:00next day
18:00	03:00next day
19:00	04:00next day
20:00	05:00next day
21:00	06:00next day
22:00	07:00next day
23:00	08:00next day

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles changes its clocks; Johannesburg does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Johannesburg

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+2

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Johannesburg 02:00–03:00
Los Angeles 00:00–17:00Johannesburg 09:00–02:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Los Angeles	Johannesburg
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Africa/Johannesburg
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC+2
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+2
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	South Africa

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Johannesburg?: Johannesburg is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Johannesburg from Los Angeles?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?: No. Johannesburg stays on UTC+2 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Johannesburg?: It is 21:00 in Johannesburg, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Johannesburg use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Johannesburg uses Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.