🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Rome: time difference
Rome 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 22:53 10:53 PM Rome 21:53 9:53 PM You –:–
22:53 10:53 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
21:53 9:53 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 17:01
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−1 h
Rome is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Rome 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
🇮🇹 Rome
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 | 🇮🇹 Rome |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:53 | 21:53 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 10 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,848,084 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Rome: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Rome?
The clocks in Rome 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 Rome?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Rome show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Rome when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Rome.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Rome overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rome.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Rome?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Rome has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Rome, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Rome change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Rome but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Rome and Cape Town will have the same time.
