🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to York: time difference
York 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 08:10 8:10 AM York 07:10 7:10 AM You –:–
08:10 8:10 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
07:10 7:10 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
York is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and York 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
🇬🇧 York
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 | 🇬🇧 York |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:10 | 07:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:12 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 137,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and York: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is York?
York is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in York when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in York.
What time is it in York at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in York it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call York from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in York – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in York?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in York. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in York it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and York the same all year?
No. Only York switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, York will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
