Rome to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Rome. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
53
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Rome 20:39 8:39 PM Cape Town 21:39 9:39 PM You –:–
20:39 8:39 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 17:01
21:39 9:39 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Rome.
When you, Rome 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
🇮🇹 Rome
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇹 Rome | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:39 | 21:39 |
| 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 Rome | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Rome | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:01 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 13 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 2,848,084 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Rome with another city
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Big time differences
Rome and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Rome and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Rome is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rome, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Rome, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rome, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Rome, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rome and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rome (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Rome is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Rome, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Rome.
Does the time difference between Rome and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Rome. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Rome will have the same time.
