🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
06
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Bern: time difference
Bern is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland
06
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Daytime
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:09 · 9 h 48 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 13:51 1:51 PM Bern 12:51 12:51 PM You –:–
13:51 1:51 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
12:51 12:51 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:09
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−1 h
Bern is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Bern 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
🇨🇭 Bern
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 | 🇨🇭 Bern |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:51 | 12:51 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:09 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 128,848 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Bern: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Bern?
The clocks in Bern are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Bern when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Bern.
What time is it in Bern at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Bern it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Bern 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 Bern.
When does the date change in Bern compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Bern later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Bern, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Bern change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bern but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Bern and Cape Town will have the same time.
