Cape Town to Mahabad: time difference
Mahabad is 1 h 30 min ahead of 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 18:57 6:57 PM Mahabad 20:27 8:27 PM You –:–
18:57 6:57 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
20:27 8:27 PM
Iran Standard Time · UTC+3:30
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 17:48
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+1 h 30 min
Mahabad is 1 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mahabad 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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🇮🇷 Mahabad
1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇮🇷 Mahabad |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:57 | 20:27 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Iran Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3:30 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Tehran |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 06:37 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 208,541 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Mahabad: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Mahabad?
Mahabad is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+3:30, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mahabad?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Mahabad show 10:30 AM.
What time is it in Mahabad when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:30 PM in Mahabad.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Mahabad overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Mahabad.
When is it already the next day in Mahabad?
From 10:30 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Mahabad. The other way round, until 1:30 AM in Mahabad it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Mahabad change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour and 30 minutes all year.
