Alicante to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Alicante. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
24
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alicante 13:03 1:03 PM Cape Town 14:03 2:03 PM You –:–
13:03 1:03 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 17:59
14:03 2:03 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Alicante.
When you, Alicante 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
🇪🇸 Alicante
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Alicante | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:03 | 14:03 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Alicante | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 25 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 349,282 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Alicante with another city
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Alicante and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Alicante is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Alicante: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Alicante?
The working day in Alicante starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alicante, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Alicante, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Alicante?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Alicante – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Alicante it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Alicante.
Does the time difference between Alicante and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Alicante. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Alicante will have the same time.
