Lyon to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lyon. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
42
- 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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Lyon 02:46 2:46 AM Cape Town 03:46 3:46 AM You –:–
02:46 2:46 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 17:22
03:46 3:46 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lyon.
When you, Lyon 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
🇫🇷 Lyon
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇫🇷 Lyon | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:46 | 03:46 |
| 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 Lyon | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Paris | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 54 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 522,250 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lyon with another city
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Big time differences
Lyon and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Lyon is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Lyon: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lyon, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lyon, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lyon, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Lyon, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Lyon?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lyon – 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 Lyon?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Lyon it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Lyon is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Lyon and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Lyon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Lyon will have the same time.
