Yei, South Sudan · UTC+2

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Yei is in the Central Africa Time zone (CAT/UTC+2). South Sudan maintains a fixed offset year-round with no daylight saving time.

Yei sits in the far south of South Sudan, in Central Equatoria state, near the borders with Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The town is in one of South Sudan’s more agriculturally productive regions, with higher rainfall than the country’s northern savannas, and before the renewed civil conflict it had developed as a trade hub.

South Sudan originally kept East Africa Time, UTC+3, at independence in 2011, matching Kenya and Uganda to the south and east. On February 1, 2021, the country switched to Central Africa Time, UTC+2, aligning with Sudan to the north. Uganda at UTC+3 is now one hour ahead of South Sudan.

Yei experienced severe violence during the South Sudanese civil conflict that began in 2013 and again in 2016. Large portions of the population fled to refugee camps in Uganda, creating a displaced community that lives across two countries but maintains connections back to Yei. Seasonal returns, agricultural cycles, and the slow process of reconstruction mean that the population’s temporal relationship with the town itself is fragmented.

conflict, displacement, and seasonal return

At 4 degrees north latitude, Yei receives equatorial rainfall and has the forest-savanna mosaic characteristic of the Central African transition zone. The seasons are defined by rain and its absence, not by daylight variation.

9am in Yei is 7am in London. Juba to the north shares the same Central Africa Time.

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Sources

  1. IANA Time Zone Database - Africa/Juba
  2. South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics
IANA timezone Africa/Juba
Current offset UTC+2
Daylight saving No DST observed

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Questions about time in Yei

What timezone is Yei in?
Yei uses the IANA timezone Africa/Juba. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Yei observe daylight saving time?
No. Yei does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Yei?
Yei is currently at UTC+2.
What is the time difference between Yei and New York?
Yei is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Yei and London?
Yei is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Yei and Los Angeles?
Yei is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Yei and Tokyo?
Yei is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Yei?
The IANA timezone database identifier for Yei is Africa/Juba. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Juba' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Juba')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

Frequently Asked Questions

What timezone is Yei in?

Yei uses the IANA timezone Africa/Juba. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Yei observe daylight saving time?

No. Yei does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Yei?

Yei is currently at UTC+2.

What is the time difference between Yei and New York?

Yei is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Yei and London?

Yei is currently 1 hour ahead of London.