Sanaa to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Sanaa. 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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Sanaa 13:19 1:19 PM Cape Town 12:19 12:19 PM You –:–
13:19 1:19 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:47
12:19 12:19 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Sanaa.
When you, Sanaa 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
🇾🇪 Sanaa
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 | 🇾🇪 Sanaa | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:19 | 12:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sanaa | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Aden | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,527,861 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Sanaa with another city
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Sanaa and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Sanaa is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Sanaa (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Sanaa?
The working day in Sanaa starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanaa, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Sanaa, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sanaa and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sanaa (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sanaa is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Sanaa, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Sanaa.
Does the time gap between Sanaa and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Sanaa nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
