🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
58
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Kaiserslautern: time difference
Kaiserslautern is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern, Germany
58
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 17:01 · 9 h 35 min
−1 h
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Cape Town 18:48 6:48 PM Kaiserslautern 17:48 5:48 PM You –:–
18:48 6:48 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
17:48 5:48 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 17:01
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−1 h
Kaiserslautern is 1 h behind Cape Town.
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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
🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern
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 | 🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:48 | 17:48 |
| 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:26 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 97,162 |
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Cape Town and Kaiserslautern: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Kaiserslautern?
Kaiserslautern is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Kaiserslautern at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Kaiserslautern it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Kaiserslautern when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Kaiserslautern.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Kaiserslautern are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kaiserslautern), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Kaiserslautern compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Kaiserslautern later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Kaiserslautern, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Kaiserslautern the same all year?
No. Only Kaiserslautern switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Kaiserslautern and Cape Town will have the same time.
