Hawassa to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Hawassa. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hawassa 07:11 7:11 AM Cape Town 06:11 6:11 AM You –:–
07:11 7:11 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 18:10
06:11 6:11 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Hawassa.
When you, Hawassa 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
🇪🇹 Hawassa
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 | 🇪🇹 Hawassa | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:11 | 06:11 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Hawassa | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Addis Ababa | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 160,000 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Hawassa with another city
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Hawassa and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Hawassa is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Hawassa (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hawassa, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Hawassa, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hawassa, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Hawassa, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Hawassa and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hawassa (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Hawassa?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:00 AM in Hawassa, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, Hawassa is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Hawassa and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hawassa nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
