Cape Town to Marseille: time difference

Marseille is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇫🇷 Marseille, France

04

5:04 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:25 · 10 h 5 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 06:04 6:04 AM Marseille 05:04 5:04 AM
Cape Town 06:04 6:04 AM Marseille 05:04 5:04 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

06:04 6:04 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇫🇷 Marseille

05:04 5:04 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:25

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Marseille is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Marseille 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
🇫🇷 Marseille
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 🇫🇷 Marseille
Local time 06:04 05:04
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/Paris
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00
Sunrise 05:42 07:20
Sunset 19:19 17:25
Daylight 13 h 37 min 10 h 5 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 873,076

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Cape Town and Marseille: common questions

What is the time difference between Cape Town and Marseille?
Marseille is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Marseille when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Marseille.
What time is it in Marseille at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Marseille it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Marseille 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 Marseille.
When is it still the previous day in Marseille?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Marseille. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Marseille it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Marseille the same all year?
No. Only Marseille switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Marseille and Cape Town will have the same time.
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