🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Asmara: time difference
Asmara 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 05:12 5:12 AM Asmara 06:12 6:12 AM You –:–
05:12 5:12 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:12 6:12 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:08
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+1 h
Asmara is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Asmara 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
🇪🇷 Asmara
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 | 🇪🇷 Asmara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:12 | 06:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Asmara |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 579,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Asmara: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Asmara?
Asmara is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Asmara at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Asmara it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Asmara?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Asmara show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Asmara from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Asmara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Asmara compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Asmara earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Asmara, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Asmara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Asmara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
