🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
21
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Bottrop: time difference
Bottrop is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Bottrop, Germany
21
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 16:58 · 9 h 24 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 08:05 8:05 AM Bottrop 07:05 7:05 AM You –:–
08:05 8:05 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:05 7:05 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Bottrop is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Bottrop 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
🇩🇪 Bottrop
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 | 🇩🇪 Bottrop |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:05 | 07:05 |
| 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 116,055 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Bottrop: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Bottrop?
Bottrop is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Bottrop at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Bottrop it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Bottrop?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Bottrop show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Bottrop are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bottrop), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Bottrop?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Bottrop. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Bottrop it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Bottrop change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bottrop. From March 28, 2027, Bottrop and Cape Town will have the same time.
