🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to London: time difference
London 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 01:18 1:18 AM London 00:18 12:18 AM You –:–
01:18 1:18 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
00:18 12:18 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and London 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
🇬🇧 London
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 | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:18 | 00:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and London: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is London?
London is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in London when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in London.
What time is it in London when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in London.
When is a good time to call London from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in London?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in London. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and London change?
Yes. The clocks change only in London. From October 25, 2026, London will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
