Bilbao to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bilbao. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bilbao 01:49 1:49 AM Cape Town 02:49 2:49 AM You –:–
01:49 1:49 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:54 · 🌙 17:59
02:49 2:49 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bilbao.
When you, Bilbao 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
🇪🇸 Bilbao
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 | 🇪🇸 Bilbao | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:49 | 02:49 |
| 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 Bilbao | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:54 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 5 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 346,096 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Bilbao with another city
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Bilbao and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Bilbao is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Bilbao: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Bilbao?
The working day in Bilbao starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bilbao, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Bilbao, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bilbao and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bilbao (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Bilbao it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Bilbao.
Does the time gap between Bilbao and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bilbao but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Bilbao will have the same time.
