🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to St Albans: time difference
St Albans is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 02:32 2:32 AM St Albans 01:32 1:32 AM You –:–
02:32 2:32 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
01:32 1:32 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
St Albans is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and St Albans 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
🇬🇧 St Albans
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 | 🇬🇧 St Albans |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:32 | 01:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 57,795 |
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 St Albans: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is St Albans?
St Albans is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in St Albans?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in St Albans show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in St Albans at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in St Albans it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in St Albans 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 St Albans.
When is it still the previous day in St Albans?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in St Albans. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in St Albans it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and St Albans change?
Yes. The clocks change only in St Albans. From October 25, 2026, St Albans will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
