🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Varna: time difference
Varna is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 05:44 5:44 AM Varna 06:44 6:44 AM You –:–
05:44 5:44 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:44 6:44 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:36
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+1 h
Varna is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Varna 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
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🇧🇬 Varna
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇧🇬 Varna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:44 | 06:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:36 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 348,058 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Varna: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Varna?
Varna is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Varna at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Varna it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Varna at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Varna it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Varna from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Varna – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Varna?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Varna. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Varna it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Varna change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Varna but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Varna and Cape Town will have the same time.
