Basel to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Basel. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
07
- 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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Basel 21:03 9:03 PM Cape Town 22:03 10:03 PM You –:–
21:03 9:03 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:08
22:03 10:03 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Basel.
When you, Basel 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
🇨🇭 Basel
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 | 🇨🇭 Basel | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:03 | 22:03 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Basel | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:20 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:08 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 48 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 174,491 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Basel with another city
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Big time differences
Basel and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Basel is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Basel: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Basel?
When it is 9:00 AM in Basel, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Basel, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Basel, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Basel and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Basel (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Basel is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Basel, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Basel.
Is the time difference between Basel and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Basel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Basel will have the same time.
