Cape Town to Wells: time difference
Wells 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 22:20 10:20 PM Wells 21:20 9:20 PM You –:–
22:20 10:20 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
21:20 9:20 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:14
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−1 h
Wells is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Wells 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
🇬🇧 Wells
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 | 🇬🇧 Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:20 | 21:20 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:02 | 07:39 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 10 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 11,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Wells: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Wells?
The clocks in Wells are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Wells at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Wells it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Wells?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Wells show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Wells from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Wells – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Wells compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Wells later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Wells, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Wells change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Wells. From October 25, 2026, Wells will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
