🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Aberdeen: time difference
Aberdeen 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
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Cape Town 05:19 5:19 AM Aberdeen 04:19 4:19 AM You –:–
05:19 5:19 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
04:19 4:19 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
Aberdeen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Aberdeen 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
🇬🇧 Aberdeen
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 | 🇬🇧 Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:19 | 04:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 229,060 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Aberdeen: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Aberdeen?
The clocks in Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Aberdeen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Aberdeen when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Aberdeen.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Aberdeen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Aberdeen.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Aberdeen?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Aberdeen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Aberdeen, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Aberdeen the same all year?
No. Only Aberdeen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Aberdeen will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
