🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Italy: time difference
Italy is 1 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 05:15 5:15 AM Italy 04:15 4:15 AM You –:–
05:15 5:15 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
04:15 4:15 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 17:00
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−1 h
Italy is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Italy 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
🇮🇹 Italy
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 | 🇮🇹 Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:15 | 04:15 |
| 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/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:00 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 58,850,717 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Italy: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Italy?
Italy is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Italy at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Italy it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Italy?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Italy show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Italy overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Italy.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Italy?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Italy has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Italy, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Italy change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Italy. From March 28, 2027, Italy and Cape Town will have the same time.
