Current local time in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard TimeIANA: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC offset
- UTC+2same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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- Country
- South AfricaAfrica
- Population
- 4.8 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +27currency: Rand (ZAR)
- Coordinates
- 33.93° S, 18.42° ESouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Cape Town today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Cape Town
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Cape Town | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| US New York | --:-- | 6h behind | 3h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 9h behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 3h 30m ahead | 5h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 5h behind | 4h |
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Best time to call Cape Town
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Cape Town
Cape Town does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+2 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Cape Town shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Cape Town
All of South Africa keeps the same standard time as Cape Town (UTC+2).
Cape Town’s clocks run about 46m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:53 rather than 12:00 in March.
Other cities on the same clock (Africa/Johannesburg): Johannesburg.
Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:38 | 20:00 | 14h 22m |
| February | 06:07 | 19:52 | 13h 44m |
| March | 06:34 | 19:23 | 12h 50m |
| April | 06:58 | 18:42 | 11h 44m |
| May | 07:20 | 18:05 | 10h 45m |
| June | 07:42 | 17:45 | 10h 03m |
| July | 07:52 | 17:47 | 9h 56m |
| August | 07:38 | 18:06 | 10h 27m |
| September | 07:05 | 18:28 | 11h 23m |
| October | 06:23 | 18:48 | 12h 25m |
| November | 05:45 | 19:13 | 13h 28m |
| December | 05:28 | 19:42 | 14h 14m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 25m of daylight (sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:56). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 53m.
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What time zone is Cape Town in?
Cape Town uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (South Africa Standard Time), UTC+2.
Does Cape Town observe daylight saving time?
No. Cape Town stays on UTC+2 all year.
What is the time difference between Cape Town and New York?
Right now New York is 6h behind Cape Town. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Cape Town does not.
What is the time difference between Cape Town and London?
London is 1h behind Cape Town right now. Office hours overlap for about 8 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Cape Town?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:31 and sets about 19:56 (14h 25m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 07:51 and sets about 17:44 (9h 53m).
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