Arusha to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Arusha. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
13
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arusha 14:42 2:42 PM Cape Town 13:42 1:42 PM You –:–
14:42 2:42 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:25
13:42 1:42 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Arusha.
When you, Arusha 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
🇹🇿 Arusha
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 | 🇹🇿 Arusha | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:42 | 13:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Arusha | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 12 h 11 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 617,631 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Arusha with another city
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Arusha and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Arusha and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Arusha is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Arusha?
The working day in Arusha starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Arusha, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Arusha, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Arusha?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Arusha – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 1:00 AM in Arusha it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Arusha.
Does the time difference between Arusha and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
