Lewes to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lewes. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lewes 07:52 7:52 AM Cape Town 08:52 8:52 AM You –:–
07:52 7:52 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:04
08:52 8:52 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lewes.
When you, Lewes 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
🇬🇧 Lewes
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 | 🇬🇧 Lewes | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:52 | 08:52 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Lewes | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 17,297 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lewes with another city
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Big time differences
Lewes and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lewes is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Lewes (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lewes, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lewes, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Lewes?
The working day in Lewes 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 Lewes?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lewes – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Lewes is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Lewes, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Lewes.
Does the time difference between Lewes and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lewes. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Lewes.
