🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Porsgrunn: time difference
Porsgrunn is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 05:18 5:18 AM Porsgrunn 04:18 4:18 AM You –:–
05:18 5:18 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
04:18 4:18 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:52 · 🌙 16:19
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−1 h
Porsgrunn is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Porsgrunn 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
🇳🇴 Porsgrunn
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 | 🇳🇴 Porsgrunn |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:18 | 04:18 |
| 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/Oslo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:52 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 8 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 37,144 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Porsgrunn: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Porsgrunn?
Porsgrunn is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Porsgrunn when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Porsgrunn.
What time is it in Porsgrunn when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Porsgrunn.
When is a good time to call Porsgrunn from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Porsgrunn – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Porsgrunn compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Porsgrunn later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Porsgrunn, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Porsgrunn the same all year?
No. Only Porsgrunn switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Porsgrunn and Cape Town will have the same time.
