Malta to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Malta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
44
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Malta 22:17 10:17 PM Cape Town 23:17 11:17 PM You –:–
22:17 10:17 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:04
23:17 11:17 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Malta.
When you, Malta 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
🇲🇹 Malta
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 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:17 | 23:17 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Malta | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Malta | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 553,214 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Malta with another city
More comparisons with Malta: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Malta and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Malta and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Malta is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Malta?
When it is 9:00 AM in Malta, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Malta, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Malta, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Malta and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Malta, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Malta?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Malta it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Malta is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Malta and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Malta. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Malta will have the same time.
