🇿🇦 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 Jos: time difference
Jos is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:45 7:45 AM Jos 06:45 6:45 AM You –:–
07:45 7:45 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:45 6:45 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 18:11
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−1 h
Jos is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Jos 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
🇳🇬 Jos
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 | 🇳🇬 Jos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:45 | 06:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 900,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Jos: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Jos?
The clocks in Jos are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Jos?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Jos show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Jos at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Jos it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Jos 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 Jos.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Jos?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Jos has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Jos, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Jos the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Jos switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
