Port Said to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Port Said. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00 · 12 h 54 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Port Said 20:54 8:54 PM Cape Town 19:54 7:54 PM You –:–
20:54 8:54 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:21
19:54 7:54 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Port Said.
When you, Port Said 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
🇪🇬 Port Said
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 | 🇪🇬 Port Said | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:54 | 19:54 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Port Said | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 12 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 538,378 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Port Said with another city
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Port Said and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Port Said and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Port Said is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Port Said, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Port Said, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Port Said?
When it is 6:00 PM in Port Said, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Port Said and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Port Said (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Port Said?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:00 AM in Port Said, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, Port Said is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Port Said and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Port Said switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Port Said will have the same time.
