Yaounde to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Yaounde. 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
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Yaounde 02:33 2:33 AM Cape Town 03:33 3:33 AM You –:–
02:33 2:33 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 18:03
03:33 3:33 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Yaounde.
When you, Yaounde 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
🇨🇲 Yaounde
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 | 🇨🇲 Yaounde | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:33 | 03:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Yaounde | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Douala | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 3 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,817,524 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Yaounde with another city
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Yaounde and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Yaounde is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Yaounde (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Yaounde, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Yaounde, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Yaounde?
The working day in Yaounde ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Yaounde and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Yaounde, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Yaounde?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 11:00 PM in Yaounde it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, Yaounde is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Yaounde and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Yaounde nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
