Time in Cape Town, South Africa
3:12 am
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Night in Cape Town. Sunrise at 5:59 am.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise 5:59 am, sunset 7:04 pm: 13 h 5 min of daylight.
Time zone
South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2. Africa/Johannesburg
Next clock change
Cape Town doesn’t change its clocks. It keeps UTC+2 all year.
Same clock
Johannesburg keeps the same clock as Cape Town, all year.
Best time to meet from Cape Town
- Cape Town & New York3 h overlap
- Cape Town & London8 h overlap
- Cape Town & India5½ h overlap
- Cape Town & Singapore3 h overlap
Time in other cities
- New York9:12 pm · night
- London2:12 am · night
- Tokyo10:12 am · daylight
- Los Angeles6:12 pm · twilight
- Paris3:12 am · night
- Dubai5:12 am · night
- Singapore9:12 am · daylight
- Sydney12:12 pm · daylight
Questions
What time zone is Cape Town in?
Cape Town is on South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2 today. Its zone in the time zone database is Africa/Johannesburg.
Does Cape Town use daylight saving time?
No. Cape Town keeps UTC+2 all year.
When are sunrise and sunset in Cape Town today?
Sunrise 5:59 am, sunset 7:04 pm: 13 h 5 min of daylight.