Ventspils to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Ventspils. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Ventspils 13:40 1:40 PM Cape Town 12:40 12:40 PM You –:–
13:40 1:40 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 08:14 · 🌙 18:25
12:40 12:40 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Ventspils.
When you, Ventspils 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
🇱🇻 Ventspils
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 | 🇱🇻 Ventspils | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:40 | 12:40 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ventspils | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Riga | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:14 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 11 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 41,998 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Ventspils with another city
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Big time differences
Ventspils and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Ventspils is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Ventspils: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Ventspils?
The working day in Ventspils starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ventspils, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Ventspils, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Ventspils and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ventspils (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Ventspils is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Ventspils, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Ventspils.
Is the time difference between Ventspils and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Ventspils switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town and Ventspils will have the same time.
