🇿🇦 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 Nigeria: time difference
Nigeria 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 10:24 10:24 AM Nigeria 09:24 9:24 AM You –:–
10:24 10:24 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
09:24 9:24 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Nigeria is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Nigeria 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
🇳🇬 Nigeria
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 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:24 | 09:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:12 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 211,400,708 |
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Cape Town and Nigeria: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Nigeria?
Nigeria is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Nigeria?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Nigeria show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Nigeria at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Nigeria it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Nigeria 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 Nigeria.
When is it still the previous day in Nigeria?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Nigeria. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Nigeria it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Nigeria the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Nigeria switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
