🇿🇦 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 Ballina: time difference
Ballina 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 13:31 1:31 PM Ballina 12:31 12:31 PM You –:–
13:31 1:31 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
12:31 12:31 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Ballina is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Ballina 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
🇮🇪 Ballina
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 | 🇮🇪 Ballina |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:31 | 12:31 |
| 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 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 10 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 10,556 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Ballina: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Ballina?
Ballina 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 Ballina?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Ballina show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Ballina at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Ballina it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Ballina are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ballina), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Ballina compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Ballina later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Ballina, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Ballina the same all year?
No. Only Ballina switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Ballina will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
