🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Tirana: time difference
Tirana 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
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Cape Town 15:39 3:39 PM Tirana 14:39 2:39 PM You –:–
15:39 3:39 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
14:39 2:39 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 16:32
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−1 h
Tirana is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Tirana 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
🇦🇱 Tirana
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 | 🇦🇱 Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:39 | 14:39 |
| 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/Tirane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:32 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 418,495 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Tirana: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Tirana?
Tirana is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Tirana when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Tirana.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Tirana?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Tirana show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Tirana are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tirana), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Tirana compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Tirana later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Tirana, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Tirana the same all year?
No. Only Tirana switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Tirana and Cape Town will have the same time.
