🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands
01
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 16:56 · 9 h 17 min
Groningen to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Groningen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Groningen 21:04 9:04 PM Cape Town 22:04 10:04 PM You –:–
21:04 9:04 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 16:56
22:04 10:04 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Groningen.
When you, Groningen 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
🇳🇱 Groningen
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 | 🇳🇱 Groningen | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| 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 Groningen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Amsterdam | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 16:56 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 17 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 201,242 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Groningen with another city
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Groningen and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Groningen is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Groningen: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Groningen, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Groningen, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Groningen, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Groningen, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Groningen and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Groningen (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Groningen is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Groningen, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Groningen.
Does the time gap between Groningen and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Groningen but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Groningen will have the same time.
