Niamey to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Niamey. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
11
- 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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Niamey 11:36 11:36 AM Cape Town 12:36 12:36 PM You –:–
11:36 11:36 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:36
12:36 12:36 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Niamey.
When you, Niamey 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
🇳🇪 Niamey
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 | 🇳🇪 Niamey | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:36 | 12:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Niamey | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Niamey | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:36 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,026,848 | 3,740,026 |
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Niamey and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Niamey is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Niamey: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Niamey?
The working day in Niamey starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Niamey, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Niamey, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Niamey?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Niamey – 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 Niamey?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Niamey it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Niamey is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Niamey and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Niamey nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
