Loures to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Loures. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03 · 13 h 2 min
+1 h
Your time
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Loures 14:58 2:58 PM Cape Town 15:58 3:58 PM You –:–
14:58 2:58 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:54
15:58 3:58 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 19:03
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Loures.
When you, Loures 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
🇵🇹 Loures
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 | 🇵🇹 Loures | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:58 | 15:58 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Loures | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 201,632 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Loures with another city
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Loures and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Loures and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Loures is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Loures, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Loures, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Loures?
When it is 6:00 PM in Loures, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Loures and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Loures (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Loures is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Loures, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Loures.
Does the time gap between Loures and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Loures but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Loures.
