🇿🇦 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 Glasgow: time difference
Glasgow 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 02:33 2:33 AM Glasgow 01:33 1:33 AM You –:–
02:33 2:33 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
01:33 1:33 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:32
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−1 h
Glasgow is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Glasgow 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
🇬🇧 Glasgow
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 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:33 | 01:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:12 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:32 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 606,340 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Glasgow: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Glasgow?
Glasgow is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Glasgow?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Glasgow show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Glasgow at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Glasgow it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Glasgow are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Glasgow), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Glasgow?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Glasgow has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Glasgow, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Glasgow the same all year?
No. Only Glasgow switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Glasgow will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
