Almada to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Almada. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03 · 13 h 2 min
+1 h
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Almada 02:00 2:00 AM Cape Town 03:00 3:00 AM You –:–
02:00 2:00 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:54
03:00 3:00 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Almada.
When you, Almada and Cape Town are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇵🇹 Almada
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 | 🇵🇹 Almada | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:00 | 03:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Almada | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 177,268 | 3,740,026 |
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Almada and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Almada and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Almada is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Almada, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Almada, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Almada?
When it is 6:00 PM in Almada, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Almada and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Almada, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Almada?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Almada it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Almada is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Almada and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Almada switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Almada.
