🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Heraklion: time difference
Heraklion is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Town 14:26 2:26 PM Heraklion 15:26 3:26 PM You –:–
14:26 2:26 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
15:26 3:26 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:53
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+1 h
Heraklion is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Heraklion 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
🇬🇷 Heraklion
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇬🇷 Heraklion |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:26 | 15:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 140,730 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Heraklion: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Heraklion?
Heraklion is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Heraklion at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Heraklion it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Heraklion?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Heraklion show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Heraklion from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Heraklion – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Heraklion?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Heraklion. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Heraklion it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Heraklion change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Heraklion but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Heraklion and Cape Town will have the same time.
