🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 19:11 · 13 h 20 min
Cape Town to Calabar: time difference
Calabar 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 13:00 1:00 PM Calabar 12:00 12:00 PM You –:–
13:00 1:00 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 19:11
12:00 12:00 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:10
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−1 h
Calabar is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Calabar 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
🇳🇬 Calabar
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 | 🇳🇬 Calabar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:00 | 12:00 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 13 h 20 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 371,022 |
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 Calabar: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Calabar?
Calabar is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Calabar when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Calabar.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Calabar?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Calabar show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Calabar are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Calabar), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Calabar compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Calabar later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Calabar, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Calabar change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Calabar, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
