Alexandria to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Alexandria. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alexandria 11:26 11:26 AM Cape Town 10:26 10:26 AM You –:–
11:26 11:26 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:36
10:26 10:26 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Alexandria.
When you, Alexandria and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇬 Alexandria
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Cape Town
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Alexandria | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:26 | 10:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Alexandria | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:36 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 4,546,231 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Alexandria with another city
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Alexandria and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Alexandria is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Alexandria: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alexandria, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Alexandria, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alexandria, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Alexandria, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Alexandria and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alexandria (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Alexandria is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Alexandria, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Alexandria.
Is the time difference between Alexandria and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Alexandria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Alexandria will have the same time.
