🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
15
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Lausanne: time difference
Lausanne is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland
15
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 17:13 · 9 h 50 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 09:43 9:43 AM Lausanne 08:43 8:43 AM You –:–
09:43 9:43 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
08:43 8:43 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
Lausanne is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Lausanne 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
🇨🇭 Lausanne
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 | 🇨🇭 Lausanne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:43 | 08:43 |
| 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 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 133,521 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Lausanne: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Lausanne?
Lausanne is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Lausanne at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Lausanne it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lausanne at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Lausanne it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Lausanne 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 Lausanne.
When does the date change in Lausanne compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Lausanne later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lausanne, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Lausanne change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lausanne. From March 28, 2027, Lausanne and Cape Town will have the same time.
