Essaouira to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Essaouira. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
32
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Essaouira 16:44 4:44 PM Cape Town 17:44 5:44 PM You –:–
16:44 4:44 PM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 19:06
17:44 5:44 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Essaouira.
When you, Essaouira 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
🇲🇦 Essaouira
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 | 🇲🇦 Essaouira | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:44 | 17:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+01:00 | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Essaouira | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Casablanca | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:44 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 77,966 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Essaouira with another city
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Essaouira and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Essaouira is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 2 hours ahead of those in Essaouira (UTC+2 and UTC+0).
If it is 9:00 AM in Essaouira, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Essaouira, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Essaouira?
When it is 6:00 PM in Essaouira, it is 8:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Essaouira?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Essaouira – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Essaouira is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Essaouira, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Essaouira.
Does the time difference between Essaouira and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
