🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
22
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Madrid: time difference
Madrid is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 23:35 11:35 PM Madrid 22:35 10:35 PM You –:–
23:35 11:35 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
22:35 10:35 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Madrid is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Madrid 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
🇪🇸 Madrid
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 | 🇪🇸 Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:35 | 22:35 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:50 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 10 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 3,332,035 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Madrid: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Madrid?
Madrid is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Madrid at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Madrid it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Madrid at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Madrid it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Madrid from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Madrid – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Madrid?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Madrid has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Madrid, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Madrid change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Madrid but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Madrid and Cape Town will have the same time.
