🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
04
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 14:59 2:59 PM Zanzibar 15:59 3:59 PM You –:–
14:59 2:59 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
15:59 3:59 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
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+1 h
Zanzibar is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:59 | 15:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 709,809 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Zanzibar: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Zanzibar?
The clocks in Zanzibar are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Zanzibar at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Zanzibar it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Zanzibar at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Zanzibar it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Zanzibar overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Zanzibar.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Zanzibar?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Zanzibar has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Zanzibar, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Zanzibar change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
