Lanzarote to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lanzarote. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
04
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lanzarote 20:03 8:03 PM Cape Town 21:03 9:03 PM You –:–
20:03 8:03 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 19:24
21:03 9:03 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lanzarote.
When you, Lanzarote 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
🇪🇸 Lanzarote
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 | 🇪🇸 Lanzarote | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:03 | 21:03 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Lanzarote | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Canary | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:57 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 19:24 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 5,228 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lanzarote with another city
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Lanzarote and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Lanzarote is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Lanzarote: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lanzarote, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lanzarote, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Lanzarote?
The working day in Lanzarote ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Lanzarote and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lanzarote (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Lanzarote it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Lanzarote.
Is the time difference between Lanzarote and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Lanzarote switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Lanzarote.
