Zanzibar to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Zanzibar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
30
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Zanzibar 11:29 11:29 AM Cape Town 10:29 10:29 AM You –:–
11:29 11:29 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
10:29 10:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Zanzibar.
When you, Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:29 | 10:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Zanzibar | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 709,809 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Zanzibar with another city
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Zanzibar and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Zanzibar is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Zanzibar: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Zanzibar?
When it is 9:00 AM in Zanzibar, it is 8:00 AM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Zanzibar?
The working day in Zanzibar ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Zanzibar and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Zanzibar (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 1:00 AM in Zanzibar it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Zanzibar.
Does the time gap between Zanzibar and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Zanzibar nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
