🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Cotonou: time difference
Cotonou 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 05:19 5:19 AM Cotonou 04:19 4:19 AM You –:–
05:19 5:19 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
04:19 4:19 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Cotonou is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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 | 🇧🇯 Cotonou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:19 | 04:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 780,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Cotonou: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Cotonou?
Cotonou is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cotonou?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cotonou show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cotonou at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Cotonou it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Cotonou overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cotonou.
When does the date change in Cotonou compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cotonou later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cotonou, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cotonou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Cotonou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
