🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Mombasa: time difference
Mombasa 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 12:22 12:22 PM Mombasa 13:22 1:22 PM You –:–
12:22 12:22 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
13:22 1:22 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 18:14
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+1 h
Mombasa is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mombasa 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
🇰🇪 Mombasa
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 | 🇰🇪 Mombasa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:22 | 13:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Nairobi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:04 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,300,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Mombasa: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Mombasa?
Mombasa is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Mombasa when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Mombasa.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mombasa?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Mombasa show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mombasa are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mombasa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Mombasa?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Mombasa. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Mombasa it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Mombasa the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Mombasa switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
