Ismailia to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Ismailia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ismailia 22:17 10:17 PM Cape Town 21:17 9:17 PM You –:–
22:17 10:17 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:16
21:17 9:17 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Ismailia.
When you, Ismailia 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
🇪🇬 Ismailia
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 | 🇪🇬 Ismailia | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:17 | 21:17 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ismailia | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 352,000 | 3,740,026 |
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Ismailia and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Ismailia and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Ismailia is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Ismailia?
The working day in Ismailia starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ismailia, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Ismailia, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Ismailia?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Ismailia – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 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 Ismailia?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:00 AM in Ismailia, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, Ismailia is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Ismailia and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Ismailia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Ismailia will have the same time.
