Leeuwarden to Cape Town: time difference

Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Leeuwarden. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Leeuwarden 16:19 4:19 PM Cape Town 17:19 5:19 PM
Leeuwarden 16:19 4:19 PM Cape Town 17:19 5:19 PM You –:–
🇳🇱 Leeuwarden

16:19 4:19 PM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 16:58

🇿🇦 Cape Town

17:19 5:19 PM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Leeuwarden.

When you, Leeuwarden 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
🇳🇱 Leeuwarden
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 🇳🇱 Leeuwarden 🇿🇦 Cape Town
Local time 16:19 17:19
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 Leeuwarden — +1 h
IANA zone Europe/Amsterdam Africa/Johannesburg
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 Not observed
Sunrise 07:45 05:42
Sunset 16:58 19:19
Daylight 9 h 13 min 13 h 37 min
People on this clock 91,992 3,740,026

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Leeuwarden and Cape Town: common questions

How far ahead of Leeuwarden is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Leeuwarden: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Leeuwarden?
When it is 9:00 AM in Leeuwarden, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Leeuwarden?
The working day in Leeuwarden 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 Leeuwarden?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Leeuwarden – 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 Leeuwarden?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Leeuwarden it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Leeuwarden is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Leeuwarden and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Leeuwarden switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Leeuwarden will have the same time.
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