🇿🇦 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 Iraq: time difference
Iraq 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:29 7:29 AM Iraq 08:29 8:29 AM You –:–
07:29 7:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
08:29 8:29 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:37
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+1 h
Iraq is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Iraq 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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🇮🇶 Iraq
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 | 🇮🇶 Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:29 | 08:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 38,274,618 |
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Cape Town and Iraq: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Iraq?
Iraq is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Iraq when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Iraq.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Iraq?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Iraq show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Iraq from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Iraq – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Iraq?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Iraq. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Iraq it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Iraq change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
