🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Arklow: time difference
Arklow is 1 h behind 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 08:43 8:43 AM Arklow 07:43 7:43 AM You –:–
08:43 8:43 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
07:43 7:43 AM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:54 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Arklow is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Arklow 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
🇮🇪 Arklow
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 | 🇮🇪 Arklow |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:43 | 07:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Irish Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 07:54 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 10 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 13,399 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Arklow: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Arklow?
Arklow is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Arklow?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Arklow show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Arklow when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Arklow.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Arklow 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 Arklow.
When does the date change in Arklow compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Arklow later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Arklow, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Arklow the same all year?
No. Only Arklow switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Arklow will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
