🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Freetown: time difference
Freetown is 2 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 13:32 1:32 PM Freetown 11:32 11:32 AM You –:–
13:32 1:32 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:32 11:32 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:40
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−2 h
Freetown is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Freetown 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
🇸🇱 Freetown
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇸🇱 Freetown |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:32 | 11:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Freetown |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:41 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 951,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Freetown: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Freetown?
The clocks in Freetown are 2 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Freetown when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 AM in Freetown.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Freetown?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Freetown show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Freetown are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Freetown), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Freetown compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Freetown later: until 2:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Freetown, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Freetown the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Freetown switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
