🇿🇦 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 Swindon: time difference
Swindon 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 01:48 1:48 AM Swindon 00:48 12:48 AM You –:–
01:48 1:48 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
00:48 12:48 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Swindon is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Swindon 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
🇬🇧 Swindon
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 | 🇬🇧 Swindon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:48 | 00:48 |
| 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 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 183,638 |
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Cape Town and Swindon: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Swindon?
Swindon is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Swindon at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Swindon it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Swindon?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Swindon show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Swindon 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 Swindon.
When is it still the previous day in Swindon?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Swindon. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Swindon it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Swindon the same all year?
No. Only Swindon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Swindon will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
