🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Arrecife: time difference
Arrecife 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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One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 21:51 9:51 PM Arrecife 20:51 8:51 PM You –:–
21:51 9:51 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
20:51 8:51 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 19:24
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−1 h
Arrecife is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Arrecife 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
🇪🇸 Arrecife
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 | 🇪🇸 Arrecife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:51 | 20:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 07:57 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 19:24 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 64,826 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Arrecife: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Arrecife?
Arrecife is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Arrecife at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Arrecife it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Arrecife when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Arrecife.
When is a good time to call Arrecife from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arrecife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Arrecife?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Arrecife has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Arrecife, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Arrecife the same all year?
No. Only Arrecife switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Arrecife will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
