Cape Town to Nancy: time difference

Nancy is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇫🇷 Nancy, France

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1:31 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 17:09 · 9 h 39 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 02:31 2:31 AM Nancy 01:31 1:31 AM
Cape Town 02:31 2:31 AM Nancy 01:31 1:31 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

02:31 2:31 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇫🇷 Nancy

01:31 1:31 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 17:09

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Nancy is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Nancy 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
🇫🇷 Nancy
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 🇫🇷 Nancy
Local time 02:31 01:31
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 07:30
Sunset 19:19 17:09
Daylight 13 h 37 min 9 h 39 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 104,260

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Cape Town and Nancy: common questions

How many hours behind Cape Town is Nancy?
The clocks in Nancy are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Nancy?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Nancy show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Nancy when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Nancy.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Nancy 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 Nancy.
When does the date change in Nancy compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Nancy later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Nancy, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Nancy the same all year?
No. Only Nancy switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Nancy and Cape Town will have the same time.
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