🇩🇪 Dusseldorf, Germany
48
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 17:02 · 9 h 29 min
Dusseldorf to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Dusseldorf. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
48
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dusseldorf 18:57 6:57 PM Cape Town 19:57 7:57 PM You –:–
18:57 6:57 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 17:02
19:57 7:57 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Dusseldorf.
When you, Dusseldorf 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
🇩🇪 Dusseldorf
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 | 🇩🇪 Dusseldorf | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:57 | 19:57 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dusseldorf | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:02 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 29 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 618,128 | 3,740,026 |
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Dusseldorf and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Dusseldorf and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Dusseldorf is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Dusseldorf?
The working day in Dusseldorf starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dusseldorf, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Dusseldorf, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Dusseldorf?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Dusseldorf – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Dusseldorf 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 Dusseldorf.
Does the time difference between Dusseldorf and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Dusseldorf. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Dusseldorf will have the same time.
