🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Riyadh: time difference
Riyadh 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.
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 04:23 4:23 AM Riyadh 05:23 5:23 AM You –:–
04:23 4:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
05:23 5:23 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:33
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+1 h
Riyadh is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Riyadh 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
🇸🇦 Riyadh
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 | 🇸🇦 Riyadh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:23 | 05:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 5,188,286 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Riyadh: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Riyadh?
The clocks in Riyadh are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Riyadh when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 10:00 AM in Riyadh.
What time is it in Riyadh at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Riyadh it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Riyadh 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 Riyadh.
When is it already the next day in Riyadh?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Riyadh. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Riyadh it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Riyadh change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
