🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:58 · 12 h 50 min
Cape Town to El Gouna: time difference
El Gouna is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Town 07:38 7:38 AM El Gouna 08:38 8:38 AM You –:–
07:38 7:38 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:58
08:38 8:38 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:20
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El Gouna is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and El Gouna 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
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🇪🇬 El Gouna
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇬 El Gouna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:38 | 08:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:58 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 15,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and El Gouna: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and El Gouna?
El Gouna is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in El Gouna?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in El Gouna show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in El Gouna when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in El Gouna.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and El Gouna are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in El Gouna), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in El Gouna compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in El Gouna earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in El Gouna, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and El Gouna the same all year?
No. Only El Gouna switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, El Gouna and Cape Town will have the same time.
