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BST to Port Elizabeth Time Converter

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BST
British Summer Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
SAST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026

BST is 1 hour behind Port Elizabeth.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, BST is 1 hour behind Port Elizabeth. At other times of the year, GMT is 2 hours behind Port Elizabeth.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Port Elizabeth. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in Port Elizabeth.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in BST correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in Port Elizabeth. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in Port Elizabeth.

Compare BST time with Port Elizabeth time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 1 hour behind SAST (South Africa Standard Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 2:00 pm14:00 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

BST to Port Elizabeth call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in BST which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Port Elizabeth

1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Port Elizabeth, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 2:00 pm14:00 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

BSTPort Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00am1:00am
1:00am2:00am
2:00am3:00am
3:00am4:00am
4:00am5:00am
5:00am6:00am
6:00am7:00am
7:00am8:00am
8:00am9:00am
9:00am10:00am
10:00am11:00am
11:00am12:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
1:00pm2:00pm
2:00pm3:00pm
3:00pm4:00pm
4:00pm5:00pm
5:00pm6:00pm
6:00pm7:00pm
7:00pm8:00pm
8:00pm9:00pm
9:00pm10:00pm
10:00pm11:00pm
11:00pm12:00am
00:0001:00
01:0002:00
02:0003:00
03:0004:00
04:0005:00
05:0006:00
06:0007:00
07:0008:00
08:0009:00
09:0010:00
10:0011:00
11:0012:00
12:0013:00
13:0014:00
14:0015:00
15:0016:00
16:0017:00
17:0018:00
18:0019:00
19:0020:00
20:0021:00
21:0022:00
22:0023:00
23:0000:00

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.

BST Time Zone Geo Map
BST timezone map

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Port Elizabeth Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
SAST - South Africa Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during South Africa Standard Time, currently in use.

Port Elizabeth Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
IBhayi, Ibhayi, PLZ, Port Elisabeth, Port Elizabet, Port Elizabetas, Port Elizabeth, Port Elizampeth, Port-Ehlizabet, Port-Elizabet, Portelizabeta, Porto Elizabeth, Portus Elisabethae, Puerto Elizabeth, bwrt alyzabyth, phxrt xe li sabeth, porta elijhabetha, porta elizabetha, poteuellijabeseu, pwrt alyzabt, yi li sha bai gang, Πορτ Ελίζαμπεθ, Порт Елизабет, Порт-Елізабет, Порт-Элизабет, Порт-Элізабет, פורט אליזבת, بورت إليزابيث, پورت الیزابت, پورٹ الزبتھ, पोर्ट एलिज़ाबेथ, पोर्ट एलिझाबेथ, พอร์ตเอลิซาเบท, პორტ-ელიზაბეთი, ፖርት ኤልሳቤጥ, ポート・エリザベス, 伊莉莎白港, 포트엘리자베스
Population
1,050,078
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 57' S Latitude / 25° 36' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27
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