Bonn to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bonn. 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
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bonn 23:41 11:41 PM Cape Town 00:41 12:41 AM You –:–
23:41 11:41 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 17:02
00:41 12:41 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bonn.
When you, Bonn 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
🇩🇪 Bonn
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 | 🇩🇪 Bonn | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:41 | 00:41 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bonn | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:02 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 32 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 335,913 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Bonn with another city
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Big time differences
Bonn and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bonn is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Bonn (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bonn, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Bonn, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Bonn?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bonn, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Bonn and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bonn, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Bonn?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Bonn it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Bonn is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Bonn and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bonn. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Bonn will have the same time.
