Kista to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Kista. 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
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
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Kista 11:18 11:18 AM Cape Town 12:18 12:18 PM You –:–
11:18 11:18 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 15:45
12:18 12:18 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Kista.
When you, Kista 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
🇸🇪 Kista
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 | 🇸🇪 Kista | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:18 | 12:18 |
| 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 Kista | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Stockholm | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:20 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 15:45 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 8 h 25 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 10,254 | 3,740,026 |
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Kista and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Kista is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Kista: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kista, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Kista, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Kista?
The working day in Kista 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 Kista?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Kista – 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 Kista?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Kista it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Kista is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Kista and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Kista switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Kista will have the same time.
