🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Benin: time difference
Benin 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 17:26 5:26 PM Benin 16:26 4:26 PM You –:–
17:26 5:26 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
16:26 4:26 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Benin is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Benin 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
🇳🇬 Benin
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 | 🇳🇬 Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:26 | 16:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:24 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,147,188 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Benin: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Benin?
Benin is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Benin when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Benin.
What time is it in Benin when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Benin.
When is a good time to call Benin from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Benin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Benin?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Benin. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Benin it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Benin change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
