🇿🇦 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 Addis Ababa: time difference
Addis Ababa is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 10:29 10:29 AM Addis Ababa 11:29 11:29 AM You –:–
10:29 10:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:29 11:29 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:12
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+1 h
Addis Ababa is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Addis Ababa 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
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🇪🇹 Addis Ababa
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 | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇹 Addis Ababa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:29 | 11:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Addis Ababa |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 3,500,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Addis Ababa: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Addis Ababa?
The clocks in Addis Ababa are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Addis Ababa when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Addis Ababa.
What time is it in Addis Ababa when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Addis Ababa.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Addis Ababa are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Addis Ababa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Addis Ababa?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Addis Ababa. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Addis Ababa it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Addis Ababa change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Addis Ababa, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
