🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Benin: time difference
Benin 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 05:23 5:23 AM Benin 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
04:23 4:23 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Benin is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Benin 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
🇧🇯 Benin
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 | 🇧🇯 Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 04:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 14,111,034 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Benin: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Benin?
Benin is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Benin when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Benin.
What time is it in Benin at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Benin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Benin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Benin.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Benin?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Benin has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Benin, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Benin the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Benin switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
