Cape Town to Exeter: time difference
Exeter 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 21:25 9:25 PM Exeter 20:25 8:25 PM You –:–
21:25 9:25 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
20:25 8:25 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:18
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−1 h
Exeter is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Exeter 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
🇬🇧 Exeter
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 | 🇬🇧 Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:25 | 20:25 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 07:42 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 10 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 130,800 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Exeter: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Exeter?
Exeter is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Exeter at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Exeter it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Exeter?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Exeter show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Exeter overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Exeter.
When does the date change in Exeter compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Exeter later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Exeter, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Exeter change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Exeter. From October 25, 2026, Exeter will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
