🇿🇦 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 Stafford: time difference
Stafford 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 01:49 1:49 AM Stafford 00:49 12:49 AM You –:–
01:49 1:49 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
00:49 12:49 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Stafford is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Stafford 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
🇬🇧 Stafford
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 | 🇬🇧 Stafford |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:49 | 00:49 |
| 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 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 71,673 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Stafford: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Stafford?
The clocks in Stafford are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Stafford when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Stafford.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Stafford?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Stafford show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Stafford 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 Stafford.
When is it still the previous day in Stafford?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Stafford. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Stafford it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Stafford the same all year?
No. Only Stafford switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Stafford will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
