Lousã to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lousã. 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
- Night
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lousã 21:18 9:18 PM Cape Town 22:18 10:18 PM You –:–
21:18 9:18 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:49 · 🌙 18:48
22:18 10:18 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lousã.
When you, Lousã 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
🇵🇹 Lousã
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 | 🇵🇹 Lousã | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:18 | 22:18 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Lousã | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:49 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:48 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 17,007 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lousã with another city
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Big time differences
Lousã and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Lousã is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Lousã: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Lousã?
The working day in Lousã starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lousã, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Lousã, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Lousã?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lousã – 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 Lousã?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Lousã it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Lousã is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Lousã and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lousã. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Lousã.
