🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Aarau: time difference
Aarau is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 01:44 1:44 AM Aarau 00:44 12:44 AM You –:–
01:44 1:44 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:44 12:44 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:05
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−1 h
Aarau is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Aarau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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
🇨🇭 Aarau
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇨🇭 Aarau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:44 | 00:44 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 21,191 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Aarau: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Aarau?
The clocks in Aarau are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Aarau?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Aarau show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Aarau?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Aarau show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Aarau from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Aarau – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Aarau?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Aarau has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Aarau, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Aarau change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Aarau. From March 28, 2027, Aarau and Cape Town will have the same time.
