What time is it in Cape Town right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cape Town, South Africa, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Johannesburg. Cape Town is 2 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Cape Town in?

Cape Town uses SAST (South Africa Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Johannesburg, and the current UTC offset is UTC+2.

Does Cape Town observe daylight saving time?

No. Cape Town stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Cape Town?

Open the time zone converter for Cape Town to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town is on SAST (South Africa Standard Time), UTC+2. Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Cape Town, South Africa

1:14 PM:55SAST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Lat/Long: 33°56'S / 18°25'E
Elevation: 25 m
Population: 4,772,846
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho
Dialling code: +27

Time zone in Cape Town

Time zone
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Cape Town keeps UTC+2

Cape Town keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, the one time zone in use in South Africa. Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town today

Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:09 PM
Day length
13 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Cape Town for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 33°56'S / 18°25'E.

Time difference between Cape Town and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Cape Town. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Cape Town
City	Local time	Compared to Cape Town
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:14 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:14 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:14 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:14 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:14 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:14 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:14 AM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:14 PM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:14 PM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:14 PM	−1h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:14 PM	Same time
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:14 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:44 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:14 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:14 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:14 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:14 PM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:14 AM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Cape Town

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.