🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Melun: time difference
Melun is 1 h behind 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 02:51 2:51 AM Melun 01:51 1:51 AM You –:–
02:51 2:51 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
01:51 1:51 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:24
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−1 h
Melun is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Melun 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
🇫🇷 Melun
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 | 🇫🇷 Melun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:51 | 01:51 |
| 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 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 42,367 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Melun: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Melun?
The clocks in Melun are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Melun at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Melun it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Melun when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Melun.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Melun 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 Melun.
When does the date change in Melun compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Melun later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Melun, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Melun the same all year?
No. Only Melun switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Melun and Cape Town will have the same time.
