🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 19:08 · 13 h 14 min
Cape Town to Southampton: time difference
Southampton is 5 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 04:23 4:23 AM Southampton 23:23 11:23 PM You –:–
04:23 4:23 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 19:08
23:23 11:23 PM
Atlantic Daylight Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:38
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−5 h
Southampton is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Southampton 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
🇧🇲 Southampton
19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇧🇲 Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:23 | 23:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Atlantic Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Bermuda |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 13 h 14 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 6,260 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Southampton: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Southampton?
Southampton is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Southampton when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Southampton.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Southampton?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Southampton show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Southampton are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Southampton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Southampton?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Southampton. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Southampton it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Southampton the same all year?
No. Only Southampton switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Southampton will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
