🇳🇱 Alkmaar, Netherlands
36
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 17:05 · 9 h 21 min
Alkmaar to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Alkmaar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
36
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alkmaar 23:42 11:42 PM Cape Town 00:42 12:42 AM You –:–
23:42 11:42 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 17:05
00:42 12:42 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Alkmaar.
When you, Alkmaar and Cape Town are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇳🇱 Alkmaar
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 | 🇳🇱 Alkmaar | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:42 | 00:42 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Alkmaar | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Amsterdam | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:45 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:05 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 21 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 111,834 | 3,740,026 |
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Alkmaar and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Alkmaar is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Alkmaar: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alkmaar, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Alkmaar, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Alkmaar?
The working day in Alkmaar ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Alkmaar and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alkmaar (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Alkmaar?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Alkmaar it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Alkmaar is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Alkmaar and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Alkmaar but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Alkmaar will have the same time.
