Mombasa to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Mombasa. 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
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mombasa 10:32 10:32 AM Cape Town 09:32 9:32 AM You –:–
10:32 10:32 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 18:14
09:32 9:32 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Mombasa.
When you, Mombasa 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
🇰🇪 Mombasa
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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇪 Mombasa | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:32 | 09:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Mombasa | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Nairobi | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 10 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,300,000 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Mombasa with another city
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Big time differences
Mombasa and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Mombasa is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Mombasa (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mombasa, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Mombasa, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Mombasa?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mombasa, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Mombasa and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mombasa, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
Until what time in Mombasa is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Mombasa, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Mombasa.
Is the time difference between Mombasa and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mombasa nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
