🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
15
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Kriens: time difference
Kriens is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Kriens, Switzerland
15
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 17:05 · 9 h 48 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:19 7:19 AM Kriens 06:19 6:19 AM You –:–
07:19 7:19 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
06:19 6:19 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 17:05
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−1 h
Kriens is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Kriens 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
🇨🇭 Kriens
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 | 🇨🇭 Kriens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:19 | 06:19 |
| 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 25,932 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Kriens: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Kriens?
The clocks in Kriens 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 Kriens?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Kriens show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Kriens at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Kriens it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Kriens 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 Kriens.
When does the date change in Kriens compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Kriens later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Kriens, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Kriens change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Kriens. From March 28, 2027, Kriens and Cape Town will have the same time.
