🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland
35
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 17:13 · 9 h 50 min
Lausanne to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lausanne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
35
- 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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Lausanne 03:38 3:38 AM Cape Town 04:38 4:38 AM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 17:13
04:38 4:38 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lausanne.
When you, Lausanne 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
🇨🇭 Lausanne
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 | 🇨🇭 Lausanne | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 04:38 |
| 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 Lausanne | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 50 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 133,521 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lausanne with another city
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Lausanne and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Lausanne and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Lausanne is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lausanne, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lausanne, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lausanne, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Lausanne, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lausanne and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lausanne (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 Lausanne 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 Lausanne.
Is the time difference between Lausanne and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Lausanne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Lausanne will have the same time.
