🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Gothenburg: time difference
Gothenburg is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 06:11 6:11 AM Gothenburg 05:11 5:11 AM You –:–
06:11 6:11 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
05:11 5:11 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 16:16
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−1 h
Gothenburg is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Gothenburg 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
🇸🇪 Gothenburg
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 | 🇸🇪 Gothenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:11 | 05:11 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Stockholm |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:16 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 8 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 607,882 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Gothenburg: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Gothenburg?
Gothenburg is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Gothenburg when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Gothenburg.
What time is it in Gothenburg at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Gothenburg it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Gothenburg are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Gothenburg), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Gothenburg?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Gothenburg has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Gothenburg, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Gothenburg change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Gothenburg. From March 28, 2027, Gothenburg and Cape Town will have the same time.
