🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Abuja: time difference
Abuja 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 08:09 8:09 AM Abuja 07:09 7:09 AM You –:–
08:09 8:09 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
07:09 7:09 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Abuja is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Abuja 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
🇳🇬 Abuja
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 | 🇳🇬 Abuja |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:09 | 07:09 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 776,298 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Abuja: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Abuja?
The clocks in Abuja are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Abuja at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Abuja it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Abuja when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Abuja.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Abuja 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 Abuja.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Abuja?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Abuja has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Abuja, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Abuja the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Abuja switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
