Cape Town to Solothurn: time difference

Solothurn is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇨🇭 Solothurn, Switzerland

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11:48 PM · Thursday, November 5, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:09 · 9 h 50 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 00:48 12:48 AM Solothurn 23:48 11:48 PM
Cape Town 00:48 12:48 AM Solothurn 23:48 11:48 PM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

00:48 12:48 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇨🇭 Solothurn

23:48 11:48 PM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:09

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Solothurn is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Solothurn 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
🇨🇭 Solothurn
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 🇨🇭 Solothurn
Local time 00:48 23:48
Local date Friday, November 6, 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/Zurich
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00
Sunrise 05:42 07:19
Sunset 19:19 17:09
Daylight 13 h 37 min 9 h 50 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 16,599

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Cape Town and Solothurn: common questions

How many hours behind Cape Town is Solothurn?
The clocks in Solothurn are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Solothurn at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Solothurn it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Solothurn at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Solothurn it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Solothurn from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Solothurn – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Solothurn?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Solothurn. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Solothurn it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Solothurn the same all year?
No. Only Solothurn switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Solothurn and Cape Town will have the same time.
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