🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
28
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Matera: time difference
Matera is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇮🇹 Matera, Italy
28
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 16:46 · 10 h 16 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 08:22 8:22 AM Matera 07:22 7:22 AM You –:–
08:22 8:22 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:22 7:22 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 16:46
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−1 h
Matera is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Matera 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
🇮🇹 Matera
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 | 🇮🇹 Matera |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:22 | 07:22 |
| 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/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:46 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 59,607 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Matera: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Matera?
Matera is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Matera?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Matera show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Matera when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Matera.
When is a good time to call Matera from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Matera – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Matera compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Matera later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Matera, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Matera change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Matera. From March 28, 2027, Matera and Cape Town will have the same time.
