🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, Netherlands
28
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:07 · 9 h 22 min
Hoofddorp to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Hoofddorp. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
28
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
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Hoofddorp 23:26 11:26 PM Cape Town 00:26 12:26 AM You –:–
23:26 11:26 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:07
00:26 12:26 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Hoofddorp.
When you, Hoofddorp and Cape Town are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇳🇱 Hoofddorp
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🇿🇦 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 | 🇳🇱 Hoofddorp | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:26 | 00:26 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Hoofddorp | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Amsterdam | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:44 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:07 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 9 h 22 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 76,638 | 3,740,026 |
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Hoofddorp and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Hoofddorp and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Hoofddorp is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hoofddorp, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Hoofddorp, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Hoofddorp?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hoofddorp, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Hoofddorp and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hoofddorp (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Hoofddorp is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Hoofddorp, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Hoofddorp.
Is the time difference between Hoofddorp and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Hoofddorp switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Hoofddorp will have the same time.
