Kassel to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Kassel. 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
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kassel 00:09 12:09 AM Cape Town 01:09 1:09 AM You –:–
00:09 12:09 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 16:51
01:09 1:09 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Kassel.
When you, Kassel 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
🇩🇪 Kassel
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Kassel | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:09 | 01:09 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kassel | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:22 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 16:51 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 28 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 204,021 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Kassel with another city
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Kassel and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Kassel is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Kassel: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Kassel?
The working day in Kassel starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kassel, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Kassel, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Kassel?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Kassel – 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 Kassel?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Kassel it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Kassel is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Kassel and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Kassel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Kassel will have the same time.
