Cape Town to Mecca: time difference
Mecca is 1 h ahead of 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 06:03 6:03 AM Mecca 07:03 7:03 AM You –:–
06:03 6:03 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
07:03 7:03 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:54
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+1 h
Mecca is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mecca 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
🇸🇦 Mecca
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇸🇦 Mecca |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:03 | 07:03 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,675,368 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Mecca: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Mecca?
Mecca is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mecca?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Mecca show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mecca?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Mecca show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mecca are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mecca), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Mecca?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Mecca. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Mecca it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Mecca change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Mecca, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
