Cotonou to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Cotonou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
11
- 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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Cotonou 03:28 3:28 AM Cape Town 04:28 4:28 AM You –:–
03:28 3:28 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
04:28 4:28 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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 | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:28 | 04:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 3,740,026 |
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Cotonou and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cotonou is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Cotonou (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Cotonou?
The working day in Cotonou ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Cotonou?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cotonou – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cotonou is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cotonou, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Cotonou.
Does the time difference between Cotonou and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
