Cape Town to Rethymno: time difference
Rethymno is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Town 18:44 6:44 PM Rethymno 19:44 7:44 PM You –:–
18:44 6:44 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
19:44 7:44 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 18:45
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Rethymno is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Rethymno 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
🇬🇷 Rethymno
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇬🇷 Rethymno |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:44 | 19:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:45 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 35,763 |
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Cape Town and Rethymno: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Rethymno?
Rethymno is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Rethymno at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Rethymno it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Rethymno?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Rethymno show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Rethymno overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rethymno.
When does the date change in Rethymno compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Rethymno earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Rethymno, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Rethymno the same all year?
No. Only Rethymno switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Rethymno and Cape Town will have the same time.
