Cape Town, South Africa
Current time in South Africa
Time zone: SAST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Africa/Johannesburg
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, 2 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +02:00) Africa/Johannesburg |
Current Time in other Cities of South Africa
| Pietermaritzburg |
| Benoni |
| Bloemfontein |
| East London |
| Vereeniging |
| Boksburg |
| Welkom |
| Newcastle |
| Krugersdorp |
| Diepsloot |
| Randburg |
| Roodepoort |
| Brakpan |
| Uitenhage |
| Emalahleni |
| Richards Bay |
| Vanderbijlpark |
| Centurion |
| Mdantsane |
| Paarl |
| Springs |
| Carletonville |
| Klerksdorp |
| Mthatha |
| George |
| Westonaria |
| Vryheid |
| Pinetown |
| Kimberley |
| eMbalenhle |
What time zone is Cape Town in?
Local time here is SAST, which sits 2 hours ahead of UTC, written UTC+02:00. The canonical zone name is Africa/Johannesburg, and that is what to pick from a time zone dropdown.
Daylight saving is not observed here, so UTC+02:00 is year-round. Any seasonal drift you notice against another city comes from that city, not from Cape Town.
Time gaps from Cape Town right now
Read this as: relative to each city below, Cape Town is the stated amount ahead or behind, right now.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Cape Town is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Cape Town is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Cape Town is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Cape Town |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Cape Town is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Cape Town is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Cape Town is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Cape Town is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Cape Town is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Cape Town is 5 hours ahead |
Working hours that match Cape Town
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Cape Town time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Cape Town | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Cape Town | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Cape Town | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Cape Town | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Cities on the same clock as Cape Town
No difference at all from Cape Town: the cities below share the Africa/Johannesburg zone.
Pietermaritzburg Benoni Bloemfontein East London Vereeniging Boksburg Welkom Newcastle
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