🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 19:05 · 13 h 6 min
Cape Town to Greenwich: time difference
Greenwich 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 02:11 2:11 AM Greenwich 01:11 1:11 AM You –:–
02:11 2:11 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 19:05
01:11 1:11 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 17:56
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−1 h
Greenwich is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Greenwich 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
🇬🇧 Greenwich
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 | 🇬🇧 Greenwich |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:11 | 01:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 05:59 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 13 h 6 min | 10 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 285,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Greenwich: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Greenwich?
Greenwich is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Greenwich?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Greenwich show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Greenwich?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Greenwich show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Greenwich 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 Greenwich.
When does the date change in Greenwich compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Greenwich later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Greenwich, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Greenwich the same all year?
No. Only Greenwich switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Greenwich will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
