🇿🇦 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 Basra: time difference
Basra 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 03:37 3:37 AM Basra 04:37 4:37 AM You –:–
03:37 3:37 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
04:37 4:37 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:25
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+1 h
Basra is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Basra 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
🇮🇶 Basra
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 | 🇮🇶 Basra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:37 | 04:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,150,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Basra: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Basra?
Basra is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Basra?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Basra show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Basra?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Basra show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Basra overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Basra.
When is it already the next day in Basra?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Basra. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Basra it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Basra the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Basra switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
