Jamestown to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 2 h ahead of Jamestown. 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
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
+2 h
Your time
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Jamestown 03:10 3:10 AM Cape Town 05:10 5:10 AM You –:–
03:10 3:10 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 18:22
05:10 5:10 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+2 h
Cape Town is 2 h ahead of Jamestown.
When you, Jamestown 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
🇸🇭 Jamestown
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇭 Jamestown | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:10 | 05:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Jamestown | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/St Helena | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 600 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Jamestown with another city
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Jamestown and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Jamestown and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Jamestown is on UTC+0.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Jamestown?
When it is 9:00 AM in Jamestown, it is 11:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Jamestown, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Jamestown, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Jamestown and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Jamestown, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Jamestown?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 10:00 PM in Jamestown it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town, Jamestown is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Jamestown and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
