🇿🇦 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 Athlone: time difference
Athlone 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 13:29 1:29 PM Athlone 12:29 12:29 PM You –:–
13:29 1:29 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
12:29 12:29 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:02 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Athlone is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Athlone 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
🇮🇪 Athlone
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 | 🇮🇪 Athlone |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:29 | 12:29 |
| 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 | 08:02 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 10 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 21,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Athlone: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Athlone?
The clocks in Athlone are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Athlone?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Athlone show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Athlone?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Athlone show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Athlone are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Athlone), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Athlone?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Athlone. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Athlone it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Athlone the same all year?
No. Only Athlone switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Athlone will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
