🇿🇦 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 Iceland: time difference
Iceland is 2 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 08:31 8:31 AM Iceland 06:31 6:31 AM You –:–
08:31 8:31 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:31 6:31 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 18:28
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−2 h
Iceland is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Iceland 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
🇮🇸 Iceland
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:31 | 06:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Reykjavik |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 08:03 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 10 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 364,260 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Iceland: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Iceland?
The clocks in Iceland are 2 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Iceland?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Iceland show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Iceland when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 PM in Iceland.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Iceland overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Iceland.
When does the date change in Iceland compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Iceland later: until 2:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Iceland, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Iceland the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Iceland switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
