🇿🇦 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 the Netherlands: time difference
The Netherlands 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 06:53 6:53 AM Netherlands 05:53 5:53 AM You –:–
06:53 6:53 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
05:53 5:53 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:46 · 🌙 17:04
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−1 h
The Netherlands is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and the Netherlands 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
🇳🇱 Netherlands
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 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:53 | 05:53 |
| 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/Amsterdam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:46 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:04 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 17,100,715 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and the Netherlands: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is the Netherlands?
The Netherlands is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in the Netherlands?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in the Netherlands show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in the Netherlands at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in the Netherlands it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands.
When does the date change in the Netherlands compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in the Netherlands later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in the Netherlands, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and the Netherlands change?
Yes. The clocks change only in the Netherlands. From March 28, 2027, the Netherlands and Cape Town will have the same time.
