🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
30
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 19:09 · 13 h 16 min
Cape Town to Mersa Matruh: time difference
Mersa Matruh 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.
🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh, Egypt
30
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:29 · 11 h 7 min
+1 h
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Cape Town 08:14 8:14 AM Mersa Matruh 09:14 9:14 AM You –:–
08:14 8:14 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 19:09
09:14 9:14 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:29
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+1 h
Mersa Matruh is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
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Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh
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 | 🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:14 | 09:14 |
| Local date | Monday, October 26, 2026 | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 19:09 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 13 h 16 min | 11 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 140,000 |
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Cape Town and Mersa Matruh: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Mersa Matruh?
The clocks in Mersa Matruh are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Mersa Matruh when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Mersa Matruh.
What time is it in Mersa Matruh when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Mersa Matruh.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Mersa Matruh overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh.
When does the date change in Mersa Matruh compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Mersa Matruh earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Mersa Matruh the same all year?
No. Only Mersa Matruh switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Mersa Matruh and Cape Town will have the same time.
