Southampton to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Southampton. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
28
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 19:08 · 13 h 14 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Southampton 22:42 10:42 PM Cape Town 03:42 3:42 AM You –:–
22:42 10:42 PM
Atlantic Daylight Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:38
03:42 3:42 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 19:08
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Southampton.
When you, Southampton 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
🇧🇲 Southampton
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇲 Southampton | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:42 | 03:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Daylight Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Southampton | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Bermuda | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 13 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 6,260 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Southampton with another city
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Southampton and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Southampton is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead of Southampton: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Southampton, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Southampton, clocks in Cape Town show 2:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Southampton, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Southampton, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
When do working hours in Southampton and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Southampton, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Southampton?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Southampton it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Southampton is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Southampton and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Southampton switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Cape Town will be 6 hours ahead of Southampton.
