🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
Cape Town to Carlow: time difference
Carlow 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 21:57 9:57 PM Carlow 20:57 8:57 PM You –:–
21:57 9:57 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
20:57 8:57 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Carlow is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Carlow 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
🇮🇪 Carlow
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 | 🇮🇪 Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:57 | 20:57 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Irish Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 08:03 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 13 h 4 min | 10 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 27,351 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Carlow: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Carlow?
The clocks in Carlow are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Carlow at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Carlow it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Carlow?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Carlow show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Carlow are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Carlow), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Carlow compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Carlow later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Carlow, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Carlow the same all year?
No. Only Carlow switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Carlow will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
