🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
43
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Rotterdam: time difference
Rotterdam is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Netherlands
43
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:46 · 🌙 17:07 · 9 h 21 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 09:46 9:46 AM Rotterdam 08:46 8:46 AM You –:–
09:46 9:46 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
08:46 8:46 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:46 · 🌙 17:07
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−1 h
Rotterdam is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Rotterdam 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
🇳🇱 Rotterdam
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 | 🇳🇱 Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:46 | 08:46 |
| 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/Amsterdam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:46 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:07 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 572,392 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Rotterdam: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Rotterdam?
Rotterdam is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Rotterdam?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Rotterdam show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Rotterdam when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Rotterdam.
When is a good time to call Rotterdam from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rotterdam – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Rotterdam?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Rotterdam. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Rotterdam it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Rotterdam change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Rotterdam. From March 28, 2027, Rotterdam and Cape Town will have the same time.
