🇿🇦 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 Arusha: time difference
Arusha 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 14:39 2:39 PM Arusha 15:39 3:39 PM You –:–
14:39 2:39 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
15:39 3:39 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:25
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+1 h
Arusha is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Arusha 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
🇹🇿 Arusha
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 | 🇹🇿 Arusha |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:39 | 15:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 12 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 617,631 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Arusha: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Arusha?
Arusha is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Arusha at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Arusha it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Arusha?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Arusha show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Arusha are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arusha), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Arusha?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Arusha. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Arusha it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Arusha change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Arusha, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
