🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
33
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Sunset
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Zurich: time difference
Zurich is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
33
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:05 · 9 h 49 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 19:26 7:26 PM Zurich 18:26 6:26 PM You –:–
19:26 7:26 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
18:26 6:26 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:05
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−1 h
Zurich is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Zurich 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
🇨🇭 Zurich
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 | 🇨🇭 Zurich |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:26 | 18:26 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 9 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 443,037 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Zurich: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Zurich?
Zurich is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Zurich at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Zurich it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Zurich at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Zurich it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Zurich from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Zurich – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Zurich?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Zurich. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Zurich it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Zurich change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Zurich. From March 28, 2027, Zurich and Cape Town will have the same time.
