Cape Town to Palencia: time difference

Palencia is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇪🇸 Palencia, Spain

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8:13 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Dawn

☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 18:08 · 10 h 10 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Cape Town 09:13 9:13 AM Palencia 08:13 8:13 AM
Cape Town 09:13 9:13 AM Palencia 08:13 8:13 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

09:13 9:13 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇪🇸 Palencia

08:13 8:13 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 18:08

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Palencia is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Palencia 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
🇪🇸 Palencia
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 🇪🇸 Palencia
Local time 09:13 08:13
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/Madrid
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00
Sunrise 05:42 07:57
Sunset 19:19 18:08
Daylight 13 h 37 min 10 h 10 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 76,331

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Cape Town and Palencia: common questions

How many hours behind Cape Town is Palencia?
The clocks in Palencia are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Palencia?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Palencia show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Palencia at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Palencia it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Palencia are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Palencia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Palencia compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Palencia later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Palencia, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Palencia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Palencia. From March 28, 2027, Palencia and Cape Town will have the same time.
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