🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03 · 13 h 2 min
Cape Town to El Medano: time difference
El Medano 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 03:30 3:30 AM El Medano 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
03:30 3:30 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
02:30 2:30 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:34
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−1 h
El Medano is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and El Medano 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
🇪🇸 El Medano
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 | 🇪🇸 El Medano |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,500 |
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 El Medano: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and El Medano?
El Medano is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in El Medano?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in El Medano show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in El Medano when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in El Medano.
When is a good time to call El Medano from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in El Medano – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in El Medano?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in El Medano. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in El Medano it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and El Medano change?
Yes. The clocks change only in El Medano. From October 25, 2026, El Medano will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
