Bern to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bern. 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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Bern 21:15 9:15 PM Cape Town 22:15 10:15 PM You –:–
21:15 9:15 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:10
22:15 10:15 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bern.
When you, Bern 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
🇨🇭 Bern
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 | 🇨🇭 Bern | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:15 | 22:15 |
| 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 Bern | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:19 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:10 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 51 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 128,848 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Bern with another city
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Big time differences
Bern and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bern is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Bern (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Bern?
The working day in Bern starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Bern?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bern, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Bern and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bern (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Bern is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Bern, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Bern.
Is the time difference between Bern and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Bern switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Bern will have the same time.
