🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Brighton: time difference
Brighton is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:09 7:09 AM Brighton 06:09 6:09 AM You –:–
07:09 7:09 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:09 6:09 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
Brighton is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Brighton 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
🇬🇧 Brighton
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 | 🇬🇧 Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:09 | 06:09 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 256,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Brighton: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Brighton?
The clocks in Brighton are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Brighton at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Brighton it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Brighton when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Brighton.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Brighton are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Brighton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Brighton?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Brighton has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Brighton, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Brighton the same all year?
No. Only Brighton switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Brighton will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
