🇿🇦 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 Buea: time difference
Buea 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 07:02 7:02 AM Buea 06:02 6:02 AM You –:–
07:02 7:02 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:02 6:02 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Buea is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Buea 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
🇨🇲 Buea
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 | 🇨🇲 Buea |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:02 | 06:02 |
| 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/Douala |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,325,000 |
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 Buea: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Buea?
The clocks in Buea are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Buea?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Buea show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Buea when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Buea.
When is a good time to call Buea from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Buea – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Buea compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Buea later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Buea, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Buea change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
