🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Dakar: time difference
Dakar is 2 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 07:02 7:02 AM Dakar 05:02 5:02 AM You –:–
07:02 7:02 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
05:02 5:02 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:54
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−2 h
Dakar is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Dakar 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
🇸🇳 Dakar
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇸🇳 Dakar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:02 | 05:02 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Dakar |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,396,800 |
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 Dakar: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Dakar?
Dakar is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+0, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Dakar?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Dakar show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Dakar?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Dakar show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Dakar overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Dakar.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Dakar?
Before 2:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Dakar has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Dakar, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Dakar change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
