🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
51
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Olten: time difference
Olten is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Olten, Switzerland
51
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:06 · 9 h 46 min
−1 h
Your time
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Cape Town 09:23 9:23 AM Olten 08:23 8:23 AM You –:–
09:23 9:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
08:23 8:23 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 17:06
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−1 h
Olten is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Olten 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
🇨🇭 Olten
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 | 🇨🇭 Olten |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:23 | 08:23 |
| 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:06 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 17,280 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Olten: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Olten?
Olten is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Olten when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Olten.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Olten?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Olten show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Olten 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 Olten.
When does the date change in Olten compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Olten later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Olten, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Olten change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Olten. From March 28, 2027, Olten and Cape Town will have the same time.
