🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Dessau: time difference
Dessau is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 10:02 10:02 AM Dessau 09:02 9:02 AM You –:–
10:02 10:02 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
09:02 9:02 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 16:36
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−1 h
Dessau is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Dessau 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
🇩🇪 Dessau
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 | 🇩🇪 Dessau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:02 | 09:02 |
| 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 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:36 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 68,116 |
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 Dessau: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Dessau?
The clocks in Dessau are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Dessau when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Dessau.
What time is it in Dessau at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Dessau it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Dessau from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dessau – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Dessau?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Dessau. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Dessau it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Dessau change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Dessau. From March 28, 2027, Dessau and Cape Town will have the same time.
