Cape Town
Western Cape, South Africa
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/JohannesburgSAST
- Sunrise
- 5:27 am
- Sunset
- 4:15 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 47 minutes105 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Cape Town
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Cape Town has stayed on SAST (UTC+2) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Cape Town doing anything.
Cape Town time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Johannesburg — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Cape Town and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:57 pm Wed | 17:57 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:57 pm Wed | 18:57 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm Wed | 19:57 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:57 pm Wed | 21:57 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:57 am | 01:57 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 3:57 am | 03:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:57 am | 03:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:57 am | 04:57 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:27 am | 06:27 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:57 am | 08:57 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:57 am | 09:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:57 am | 10:57 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:57 pm | 12:57 | 10 hours ahead |
About Cape Town
- Population
- 4772846
- Coordinates
- -33.926, 18.423
- Region
- Western Cape, South Africa
- IANA zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Solar noon
- 10:51 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Cape Town right now?
It is 2:57 am (02:57 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Cape Town. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Cape Town in?
Cape Town uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, currently SAST (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like SAST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Cape Town on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Cape Town stays on SAST (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cape Town today?
The sun rises at 7:27 am and sets at 6:15 pm today, giving 10 hours 47 minutes of daylight. That is 105 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Cape Town of Los Angeles?
Cape Town is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 2:57 am in Cape Town, it is 5:57 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Cape Town?
Cape Town is in Western Cape, South Africa, at 33.93° S, 18.42° E, with a population of about 4,772,846. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.