🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
56
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Tres Cantos: time difference
Tres Cantos is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇸 Tres Cantos, Spain
56
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:07 · 10 h 16 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 08:19 8:19 AM Tres Cantos 07:19 7:19 AM You –:–
08:19 8:19 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:19 7:19 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Tres Cantos is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Tres Cantos 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
🇪🇸 Tres Cantos
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 | 🇪🇸 Tres Cantos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:19 | 07:19 |
| 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/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:51 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 51,453 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Tres Cantos: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Tres Cantos?
Tres Cantos is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Tres Cantos when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Tres Cantos.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Tres Cantos?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Tres Cantos show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Tres Cantos are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tres Cantos), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Tres Cantos?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Tres Cantos. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Tres Cantos it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Tres Cantos change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Tres Cantos. From March 28, 2027, Tres Cantos and Cape Town will have the same time.
