Spain to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Spain. 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
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Spain 22:22 10:22 PM Cape Town 23:22 11:22 PM You –:–
22:22 10:22 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:09
23:22 11:22 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Spain.
When you, Spain 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
🇪🇸 Spain
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 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:22 | 23:22 |
| 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 Spain | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 19 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 47,415,750 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Spain with another city
More comparisons with Spain: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Spain and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Spain and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Spain is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Spain, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Spain, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Spain?
When it is 6:00 PM in Spain, it is 7:00 PM in Cape Town.
Is there a time when both Spain and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Spain (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Spain?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Spain it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Spain is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Spain and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Spain switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Spain will have the same time.
