Krefeld to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Krefeld. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
43
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
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Krefeld 02:38 2:38 AM Cape Town 03:38 3:38 AM You –:–
02:38 2:38 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 17:01
03:38 3:38 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Krefeld.
When you, Krefeld 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
🇩🇪 Krefeld
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 | 🇩🇪 Krefeld | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:38 | 03:38 |
| 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 Krefeld | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:01 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 25 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 222,058 | 3,740,026 |
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Krefeld and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Krefeld is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Krefeld: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Krefeld?
When it is 9:00 AM in Krefeld, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Krefeld, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Krefeld, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Krefeld and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Krefeld, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Krefeld?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Krefeld it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Krefeld is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Krefeld and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Krefeld switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Krefeld will have the same time.
