Birmingham ↔ Johannesburg
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 15:00 (Birmingham time).
Sync Birmingham and Johannesburg easily. Birmingham is 2 hours behind Johannesburg. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 15:00 (Birmingham time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
18:30 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
04:30 EST
Sleeping
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London
09:30 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
With only a 2 hours difference, these cities share a near-total workday overlap. Coordination is seamless, with most business hours aligning perfectly.
Birmingham Business Pulse
- Culture Industrial, professional, and increasingly diverse. A major center for manufacturing and services.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. Business is professional and pragmatic. As a major UK hub, it has high standards for efficiency. Punctuality is expected, and a polite, collaborative tone is standard for building successful partnerships.
Johannesburg Business Pulse
- Culture Fast-paced and competitive. The economic powerhouse of Africa.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. South African business culture is direct and professional. Be aware of "Load Shedding" (scheduled power outages) which can affect your contact's availability and connectivity; it is a common professional courtesy to check on this.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Birmingham | Johannesburg |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Country | UK | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 52.49, -1.89 | -26.20, 28.05 |
| Population | 1,145,000 | 6,198,000 |