🇿🇦 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 Poole: time difference
Poole 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 13:45 1:45 PM Poole 12:45 12:45 PM You –:–
13:45 1:45 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
12:45 12:45 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Poole is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Poole 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
🇬🇧 Poole
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 | 🇬🇧 Poole |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:45 | 12:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 154,718 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Poole: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Poole?
Poole is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Poole at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Poole it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Poole?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Poole show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Poole are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Poole), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Poole?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Poole. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Poole it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Poole change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Poole. From October 25, 2026, Poole will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
