🇿🇦 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 Hurghada: time difference
Hurghada 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 10:48 10:48 AM Hurghada 11:48 11:48 AM You –:–
10:48 10:48 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:48 11:48 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:23
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Hurghada is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Hurghada 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
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🇪🇬 Hurghada
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇬 Hurghada |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:48 | 11:48 |
| 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 | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 160,901 |
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Cape Town and Hurghada: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Hurghada?
Hurghada is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Hurghada at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Hurghada it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Hurghada?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Hurghada show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Hurghada overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hurghada.
When is it already the next day in Hurghada?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Hurghada. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Hurghada it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Hurghada change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Hurghada but not in Cape Town. From October 29, 2026, Hurghada and Cape Town will have the same time.
