🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
30
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Sunset
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Essaouira: time difference
Essaouira 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 18:44 6:44 PM Essaouira 17:44 5:44 PM You –:–
18:44 6:44 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
17:44 5:44 PM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 19:06
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−1 h
Essaouira is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Essaouira 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
🇲🇦 Essaouira
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 | 🇲🇦 Essaouira |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:44 | 17:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | GMT+01:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Casablanca |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 19:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 77,966 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Essaouira: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Essaouira?
Essaouira is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+0, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Essaouira at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Essaouira it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Essaouira at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Essaouira it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Essaouira from Cape Town?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Essaouira – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Essaouira?
Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Essaouira. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Essaouira it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Essaouira change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Essaouira, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
