🇿🇦 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 Alexandria: time difference
Alexandria 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.
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Cape Town 12:39 12:39 PM Alexandria 13:39 1:39 PM You –:–
12:39 12:39 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
13:39 1:39 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:36
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+1 h
Alexandria is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Alexandria 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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🇪🇬 Alexandria
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 | 🇪🇬 Alexandria |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:39 | 13:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:36 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 4,546,231 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Alexandria: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Alexandria?
Alexandria is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Alexandria when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Alexandria.
What time is it in Alexandria when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Alexandria.
When is a good time to call Alexandria from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alexandria – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Alexandria?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Alexandria has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Alexandria, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Alexandria the same all year?
No. Only Alexandria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Alexandria and Cape Town will have the same time.
