🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
07
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Caen: time difference
Caen 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 00:49 12:49 AM Caen 23:49 11:49 PM You –:–
00:49 12:49 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
23:49 11:49 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:56 · 🌙 17:36
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−1 h
Caen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Caen 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
🇫🇷 Caen
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 | 🇫🇷 Caen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:49 | 23:49 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Paris |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:56 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:36 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 108,200 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Caen: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Caen?
Caen is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Caen when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Caen.
What time is it in Caen at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Caen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Caen from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Caen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Caen compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Caen later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Caen, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Caen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Caen. From March 28, 2027, Caen and Cape Town will have the same time.
