Brentwood to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Brentwood. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
09
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Brentwood 19:45 7:45 PM Cape Town 20:45 8:45 PM You –:–
19:45 7:45 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:03
20:45 8:45 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Brentwood.
When you, Brentwood 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
🇬🇧 Brentwood
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 | 🇬🇧 Brentwood | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:45 | 20:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Brentwood | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 76,575 | 3,740,026 |
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Brentwood and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Brentwood and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Brentwood is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Brentwood?
The working day in Brentwood starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Brentwood, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Brentwood, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Brentwood?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Brentwood – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Brentwood 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 Brentwood.
Does the time gap between Brentwood and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Brentwood but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Brentwood.
