Bahir Dar to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Bahir Dar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
44
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bahir Dar 16:01 4:01 PM Cape Town 15:01 3:01 PM You –:–
16:01 4:01 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:16
15:01 3:01 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Bahir Dar.
When you, Bahir Dar 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
🇪🇹 Bahir Dar
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 | 🇪🇹 Bahir Dar | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:01 | 15:01 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bahir Dar | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Addis Ababa | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 350,000 | 3,740,026 |
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Bahir Dar and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Bahir Dar is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Bahir Dar: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Bahir Dar?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bahir Dar, it is 8:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bahir Dar, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Bahir Dar, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Bahir Dar?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bahir Dar – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Bahir Dar is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Bahir Dar, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Bahir Dar.
Does the time gap between Bahir Dar and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bahir Dar nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
