Cape Town to El Paso: time difference
El Paso 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 01:23 1:23 AM El Paso 00:23 12:23 AM You –:–
01:23 1:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
00:23 12:23 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:14 · 🌙 19:41
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−1 h
El Paso is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and El Paso 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 Paso
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 Paso |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:23 | 00:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:02 | 08:14 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 700 |
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 Paso: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and El Paso?
El Paso is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in El Paso when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in El Paso.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in El Paso?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in El Paso show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call El Paso 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 Paso – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in El Paso compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in El Paso later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in El Paso, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and El Paso the same all year?
No. Only El Paso switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, El Paso will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
