🇿🇦 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 Limassol: time difference
Limassol is 1 h ahead of 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 07:17 7:17 AM Limassol 08:17 8:17 AM You –:–
07:17 7:17 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
08:17 8:17 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 18:21
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Limassol is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Limassol 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
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🇨🇾 Limassol
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇨🇾 Limassol |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:17 | 08:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Nicosia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 101,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Limassol: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Limassol?
The clocks in Limassol are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Limassol when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Limassol.
What time is it in Limassol when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Limassol.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Limassol are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Limassol), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Limassol?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Limassol. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Limassol it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Limassol the same all year?
No. Only Limassol switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Limassol and Cape Town will have the same time.
