Drachten to Cape Town: time difference

Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Drachten. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇳🇱 Drachten, Netherlands

20

1:02 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 16:57 · 9 h 14 min

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Drachten 01:02 1:02 AM Cape Town 02:02 2:02 AM
Drachten 01:02 1:02 AM Cape Town 02:02 2:02 AM You –:–
🇳🇱 Drachten

01:02 1:02 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 16:57

🇿🇦 Cape Town

02:02 2:02 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Drachten.

When you, Drachten 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
🇳🇱 Drachten
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 🇳🇱 Drachten 🇿🇦 Cape Town
Local time 01:02 02:02
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Central European Standard Time South Africa Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+1 UTC+2
Offset from Drachten — +1 h
IANA zone Europe/Amsterdam Africa/Johannesburg
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 Not observed
Sunrise 07:43 05:42
Sunset 16:57 19:19
Daylight 9 h 14 min 13 h 37 min
People on this clock 45,186 3,740,026

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Drachten and Cape Town: common questions

How many hours ahead of Drachten is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Drachten (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Drachten, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Drachten, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Drachten?
When it is 6:00 PM in Drachten, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Drachten and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Drachten (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Drachten?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Drachten it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Drachten is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Drachten and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Drachten switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Drachten will have the same time.
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