Madrid to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Madrid. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
40
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Madrid 06:04 6:04 AM Cape Town 07:04 7:04 AM You –:–
06:04 6:04 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:08
07:04 7:04 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Madrid.
When you, Madrid 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
🇪🇸 Madrid
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 | 🇪🇸 Madrid | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:04 | 07:04 |
| 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 Madrid | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:51 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 17 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 3,332,035 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Madrid with another city
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Big time differences
Madrid and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Madrid and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Madrid is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Madrid, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Madrid, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Madrid?
When it is 6:00 PM in Madrid, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Madrid?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Madrid – 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 Madrid is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Madrid, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Madrid.
Does the time difference between Madrid and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Madrid. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Madrid will have the same time.
