Summary
Time in South Sudan is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as Central Africa Time (CAT; UTC+02:00).[1][2] South Sudan has observed CAT since 1 February 2021.[3] The country does not have an associated daylight saving time.[2]
| Time in South Sudan | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central Africa Time |
| Initials | CAT |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Adopted | 1 February 2021 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Africa/Juba | |
History edit
Upon the independence of South Sudan from Sudan on 9 July 2011, it observed East Africa Time (EAT; UTC+03:00).[4] On 1 February 2021, South Sudan moved its time back one hour to the UTC offset +02:00, adopting Central Africa Time.[3]
IANA time zone database edit
In the IANA time zone database, South Sudan is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Africa/Juba. "SS" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for South Sudan directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[4]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | +0451+03137 | Africa/Juba | +02:00 | +02:00 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ South Sudan. "time difference: UTC+2". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b South Sudan Time Zone. TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Rédaction Africanews (29 January 2021) South Sudan to switch new time zone in February. Africanews. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Africa at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links edit
- Current time in South Sudan at Time.is
- Time in South Sudan at TimeAndDate.com