🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Cork: time difference
Cork 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 07:15 7:15 AM Cork 06:15 6:15 AM You –:–
07:15 7:15 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:15 6:15 AM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:53
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−1 h
Cork is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cork 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
🇮🇪 Cork
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 | 🇮🇪 Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:15 | 06:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:12 | 07:50 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 210,000 |
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 Cork: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Cork?
Cork is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cork when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Cork.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cork?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Cork show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Cork are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cork), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cork compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cork later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cork, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Cork change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cork but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Cork will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
