🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
Cape Town to Albufeira: time difference
Albufeira 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 03:56 3:56 AM Albufeira 02:56 2:56 AM You –:–
03:56 3:56 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
02:56 2:56 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:46 · 🌙 18:51
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−1 h
Albufeira is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Albufeira 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
🇵🇹 Albufeira
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 | 🇵🇹 Albufeira |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:56 | 02:56 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 07:46 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 13 h 4 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 44,168 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Albufeira: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Albufeira?
Albufeira is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Albufeira at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Albufeira it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Albufeira at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Albufeira it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Albufeira are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Albufeira), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Albufeira?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Albufeira has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Albufeira, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Albufeira change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Albufeira. From October 25, 2026, Albufeira will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
