Castel to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Castel. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
38
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Castel 04:14 4:14 AM Cape Town 05:14 5:14 AM You –:–
04:14 4:14 AM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:32
05:14 5:14 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Castel.
When you, Castel and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇬 Castel
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 | 🇬🇬 Castel | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:14 | 05:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+01:00 | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Castel | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Guernsey | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:32 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Castel with another city
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Big time differences
Castel and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Castel is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Castel: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Castel?
The working day in Castel starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Castel, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Castel, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Castel and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Castel (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Castel it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Castel.
Is the time difference between Castel and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Castel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Castel.
