🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
08
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Erfurt: time difference
Erfurt is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Erfurt, Germany
08
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 16:44 · 9 h 27 min
−1 h
Your time
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Cape Town 09:51 9:51 AM Erfurt 08:51 8:51 AM You –:–
09:51 9:51 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
08:51 8:51 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 16:44
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−1 h
Erfurt is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Erfurt 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
🇩🇪 Erfurt
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 | 🇩🇪 Erfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:51 | 08:51 |
| 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 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:44 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 215,000 |
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Cape Town and Erfurt: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Erfurt?
Erfurt is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Erfurt when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Erfurt.
What time is it in Erfurt at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Erfurt it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Erfurt from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Erfurt – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Erfurt compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Erfurt later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Erfurt, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Erfurt the same all year?
No. Only Erfurt switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Erfurt and Cape Town will have the same time.
