CNY to ZAR — January 2012

1.2335ZAR

for 1 Yuan Renminbi on 31 January 2012 · opened the month at 1.2830

3.86% over January 2012

European Central Bank reference rate
22 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 CNY = 2.4277 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

CNY to ZAR in January 2012 at a glance

1 CNY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	1.2830 ZAR	2 January 2012
Closed	1.2335 ZAR	31 January 2012
Highest	1.2971 ZAR	5 January 2012
Lowest	1.2294 ZAR	27 January 2012
Average	1.2695 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	-3.86% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

CNY to ZAR, January 2012▼ 3.86%

1 CNY in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2012	1.2830
3 January 2012	1.2805	-0.19%
4 January 2012	1.2911	+0.83%
5 January 2012	1.2971	+0.47%
6 January 2012	1.2919	-0.40%
9 January 2012	1.2907	-0.09%
10 January 2012	1.2787	-0.93%
11 January 2012	1.2886	+0.77%
12 January 2012	1.2752	-1.04%
13 January 2012	1.2731	-0.16%
16 January 2012	1.2810	+0.62%
17 January 2012	1.2705	-0.82%
18 January 2012	1.2731	+0.20%
19 January 2012	1.2560	-1.34%
20 January 2012	1.2585	+0.19%
23 January 2012	1.2537	-0.38%
24 January 2012	1.2654	+0.94%
25 January 2012	1.2744	+0.71%
26 January 2012	1.2400	-2.70%
27 January 2012	1.2294	-0.85%
30 January 2012	1.2437	+1.16%
31 January 2012	1.2335	-0.82%

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Common questions

What was the CNY to ZAR rate in January 2012?

Over January 2012 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 1.2830 ZAR per CNY on 2 January 2012 to 1.2335 on 31 January 2012, a change of -3.86%. The average across 22 trading days was 1.2695.

When was CNY strongest against ZAR in January 2012?

The highest reading was 1.2971 ZAR on 5 January 2012; the lowest was 1.2294 on 27 January 2012.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 2.4277 ZAR per CNY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 CNY = 2.4277 ZAR, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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