🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
06
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Kildare: time difference
Kildare 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 14:31 2:31 PM Kildare 13:31 1:31 PM You –:–
14:31 2:31 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
13:31 1:31 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Kildare is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Kildare 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
🇮🇪 Kildare
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 | 🇮🇪 Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:31 | 13:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Irish Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 07:58 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 10 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 10,302 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Kildare: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Kildare?
Kildare is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Kildare?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Kildare show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Kildare when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Kildare.
When is a good time to call Kildare from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kildare – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Kildare?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Kildare. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Kildare it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Kildare change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Kildare but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Kildare will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
