🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03 · 13 h 2 min
Cape Town to Luton: time difference
Luton 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 16:24 4:24 PM Luton 15:24 3:24 PM You –:–
16:24 4:24 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
15:24 3:24 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:01
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−1 h
Luton is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Luton 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
🇬🇧 Luton
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 | 🇬🇧 Luton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:24 | 15:24 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 06:01 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 10 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 203,200 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Luton: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Luton?
Luton 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 Luton?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Luton show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Luton at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Luton it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Luton are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Luton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Luton?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Luton. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Luton it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Luton change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Luton. From October 25, 2026, Luton will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
