🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to New Cairo: time difference
New Cairo 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.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 00:00 12:00 AM New Cairo 01:00 1:00 AM You –:–
00:00 12:00 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
01:00 1:00 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:22
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+1 h
New Cairo is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and New Cairo 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
🇪🇬 New Cairo
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 | 🇪🇬 New Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:00 | 01:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:03 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 298,343 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and New Cairo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is New Cairo?
The clocks in New Cairo are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in New Cairo at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in New Cairo it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in New Cairo when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in New Cairo.
When is a good time to call New Cairo from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New Cairo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in New Cairo compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in New Cairo earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in New Cairo, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and New Cairo the same all year?
No. Only New Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, New Cairo and Cape Town will have the same time.
