Scunthorpe to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Scunthorpe. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Scunthorpe 05:12 5:12 AM Cape Town 06:12 6:12 AM You –:–
05:12 5:12 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:01
06:12 6:12 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Scunthorpe.
When you, Scunthorpe 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
🇬🇧 Scunthorpe
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 | 🇬🇧 Scunthorpe | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:12 | 06:12 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Scunthorpe | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 81,576 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Scunthorpe with another city
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Big time differences
Scunthorpe and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Scunthorpe and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Scunthorpe is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Scunthorpe, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Scunthorpe, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Scunthorpe?
When it is 6:00 PM in Scunthorpe, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Scunthorpe?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Scunthorpe – 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 is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Scunthorpe it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Scunthorpe.
Does the time gap between Scunthorpe and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Scunthorpe but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Scunthorpe.
