🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Mainz: time difference
Mainz is 1 h behind 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 06:10 6:10 AM Mainz 05:10 5:10 AM You –:–
06:10 6:10 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
05:10 5:10 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Mainz is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mainz 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
🇩🇪 Mainz
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 | 🇩🇪 Mainz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:10 | 05:10 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 209,779 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Mainz: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Mainz?
Mainz is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Mainz at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Mainz it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Mainz at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Mainz it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Mainz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mainz.
When is it still the previous day in Mainz?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Mainz. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mainz it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Mainz change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Mainz. From March 28, 2027, Mainz and Cape Town will have the same time.
