🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Metz: time difference
Metz 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 08:43 8:43 AM Metz 07:43 7:43 AM You –:–
08:43 8:43 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:43 7:43 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 17:08
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−1 h
Metz is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Metz 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
🇫🇷 Metz
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 | 🇫🇷 Metz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:43 | 07:43 |
| 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 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:08 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 120,874 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Metz: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Metz?
Metz is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Metz at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Metz it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Metz at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Metz it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Metz from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Metz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Metz?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Metz. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Metz it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Metz change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Metz. From March 28, 2027, Metz and Cape Town will have the same time.
