Jimma to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Jimma. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
45
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Jimma 08:12 8:12 AM Cape Town 07:12 7:12 AM You –:–
08:12 8:12 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:20
07:12 7:12 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Jimma.
When you, Jimma 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
🇪🇹 Jimma
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 | 🇪🇹 Jimma | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:12 | 07:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Jimma | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Addis Ababa | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 207,573 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Jimma with another city
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Jimma and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Jimma is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Jimma (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Jimma, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Jimma, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Jimma?
When it is 6:00 PM in Jimma, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Jimma and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Jimma (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Jimma is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Jimma, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Jimma.
Is the time difference between Jimma and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Jimma nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
