🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to the Gambia: time difference
The Gambia is 2 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 03:42 3:42 AM Gambia 01:42 1:42 AM You –:–
03:42 3:42 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
01:42 1:42 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:51
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−2 h
The Gambia is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and the Gambia 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
🇬🇲 Gambia
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 | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:42 | 01:42 |
| 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/Banjul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,639,916 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and the Gambia: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is the Gambia?
The clocks in the Gambia are 2 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in the Gambia?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in the Gambia show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in the Gambia?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in the Gambia show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in the Gambia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Gambia.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in the Gambia?
Before 2:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in the Gambia has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in the Gambia, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and the Gambia the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor the Gambia switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
