El Faiyum to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind El Faiyum. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
26
- 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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El Faiyum 04:10 4:10 AM Cape Town 03:10 3:10 AM You –:–
04:10 4:10 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:33
03:10 3:10 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind El Faiyum.
When you, El Faiyum 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
🇪🇬 El Faiyum
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 | 🇪🇬 El Faiyum | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:10 | 03:10 |
| 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 El Faiyum | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 306,393 | 3,740,026 |
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El Faiyum and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between El Faiyum and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while El Faiyum is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in El Faiyum, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in El Faiyum, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in El Faiyum?
When it is 6:00 PM in El Faiyum, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from El Faiyum?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in El Faiyum – 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 El Faiyum is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in El Faiyum, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in El Faiyum.
Does the time difference between El Faiyum and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in El Faiyum. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and El Faiyum will have the same time.
