🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
25
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Groningen: time difference
Groningen is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands
25
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 16:55 · 9 h 13 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 06:54 6:54 AM Groningen 05:54 5:54 AM You –:–
06:54 6:54 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
05:54 5:54 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 16:55
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−1 h
Groningen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Groningen 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
🇳🇱 Groningen
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 | 🇳🇱 Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:54 | 05:54 |
| 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/Amsterdam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:42 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:55 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 201,242 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Groningen: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Groningen?
The clocks in Groningen are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Groningen at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Groningen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Groningen at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Groningen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Groningen from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Groningen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Groningen?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Groningen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Groningen, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Groningen the same all year?
No. Only Groningen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Groningen and Cape Town will have the same time.
