🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
10
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Tema: time difference
Tema is 2 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 08:00 8:00 AM Tema 06:00 6:00 AM You –:–
08:00 8:00 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:00 6:00 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:49
·
−2 h
Tema is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Tema 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
🇬🇭 Tema
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇬🇭 Tema |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:00 | 06:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Accra |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 160,000 |
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 Tema: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Tema?
Tema is 2 hours behind Cape Town: UTC+0 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Tema at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Tema it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Tema when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 PM in Tema.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Tema overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Tema.
When is it still the previous day in Tema?
Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Tema. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Tema it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Tema the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Tema switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
