🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
36
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Cologne: time difference
Cologne is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
36
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 17:00 · 9 h 27 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 08:05 8:05 AM Cologne 07:05 7:05 AM You –:–
08:05 8:05 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:05 7:05 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 17:00
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−1 h
Cologne is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cologne 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
🇩🇪 Cologne
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 | 🇩🇪 Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:05 | 07:05 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:00 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,095,520 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Cologne: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Cologne?
Cologne is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cologne when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Cologne.
What time is it in Cologne at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Cologne it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Cologne are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cologne), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cologne compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cologne later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cologne, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Cologne change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cologne. From March 28, 2027, Cologne and Cape Town will have the same time.
