Ilford to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Ilford. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
20
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Ilford 20:11 8:11 PM Cape Town 21:11 9:11 PM You –:–
20:11 8:11 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:04
21:11 9:11 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
·
+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Ilford.
When you, Ilford 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
🇬🇧 Ilford
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Ilford | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:11 | 21:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ilford | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:27 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 168,168 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Ilford with another city
More comparisons with Ilford: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Ilford and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Ilford is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Ilford: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ilford, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Ilford, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Ilford?
The working day in Ilford ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Ilford?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Ilford – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Ilford?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Ilford it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Ilford is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Ilford and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Ilford. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Ilford.
