What time is it in Cape Town?
Cape Town, South Africa, is in the Africa/Johannesburg timezone (UTC+2). The sun rises around 07:41 local time.
Cape Town, UTC+2Africa/Johannesburg
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Daylight
- 10 h 22 min
Cape Town Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Cape Town? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Cape Town is UTC+2, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Cape Town on your clock
Pick a time in Cape Town and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Cape Town at a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 3,433,441
- Currency
- ZAR
- Dialling code
- +27
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.92, 18.42
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Working from Cape Town
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 9 a day.
About the time in Cape Town
Cape Town keeps the Africa/Johannesburg timezone, UTC+2 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Cape Town 2 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 08:00–17:00 in Cape Town, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 2 h overlap
- London, 7 h overlap
- Singapore, 4 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 07:41 and sets around 18:03 in Cape Town. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes longer each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Cape Town →
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Cape Town run 08:00–17:00 in UTC+2. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Cape Town
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Cape Town in?
Cape Town uses Africa/Johannesburg, which is UTC+2.
Does Cape Town observe daylight saving time?
The Africa/Johannesburg zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.