Blackpool to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Blackpool. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
19
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03 · 13 h 2 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Blackpool 18:43 6:43 PM Cape Town 19:43 7:43 PM You –:–
18:43 6:43 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:08
19:43 7:43 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Blackpool.
When you, Blackpool 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
🇬🇧 Blackpool
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 | 🇬🇧 Blackpool | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:43 | 19:43 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Blackpool | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 21 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 139,720 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Blackpool with another city
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Blackpool and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Blackpool and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Blackpool is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Blackpool, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Blackpool, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Blackpool?
When it is 6:00 PM in Blackpool, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Blackpool and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Blackpool (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 Blackpool 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 Blackpool.
Is the time difference between Blackpool and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Blackpool switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Blackpool.
