Egypt to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Egypt. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Egypt 08:31 8:31 AM Cape Town 07:31 7:31 AM You –:–
08:31 8:31 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
07:31 7:31 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Egypt.
When you, Egypt 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
🇪🇬 Egypt
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
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 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:31 | 07:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Egypt | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 114,535,772 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Egypt with another city
More comparisons with Egypt: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Egypt and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Egypt is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Egypt (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Egypt, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Egypt, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Egypt?
The working day in Egypt ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Egypt?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Egypt – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Egypt is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Egypt, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Egypt.
Does the time difference between Egypt and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Egypt. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Egypt will have the same time.
