Austria to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Austria. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
42
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Austria 02:42 2:42 AM Cape Town 03:42 3:42 AM You –:–
02:42 2:42 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 16:30
03:42 3:42 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Austria.
When you, Austria 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
🇦🇹 Austria
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 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:42 | 03:42 |
| 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 Austria | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Vienna | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 16:30 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 42 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 8,979,894 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Austria with another city
More comparisons with Austria: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Austria and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Austria is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Austria: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austria, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Austria, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Austria?
The working day in Austria ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Austria and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austria (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 Austria?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Austria it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Austria is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Austria and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austria. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Austria will have the same time.
