🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Spain: time difference
Spain 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 01:51 1:51 AM Spain 00:51 12:51 AM You –:–
01:51 1:51 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:51 12:51 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Spain is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Spain 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
🇪🇸 Spain
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 | 🇪🇸 Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:51 | 00:51 |
| 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/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:50 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 47,415,750 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Spain: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Spain?
Spain is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Spain at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Spain it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Spain?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Spain show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Spain 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 Spain.
When does the date change in Spain compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Spain later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Spain, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Spain the same all year?
No. Only Spain switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Spain and Cape Town will have the same time.
