About the time in Cape Town

Cape Town is a city in South Africa. It uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, which is currently UTC+2 — that is, +2 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Cape Town is 6 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Cape Town in?

Cape Town follows the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC+2). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Cape Town observe daylight saving time?

No — Cape Town keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Cape Town's coordinates (-33.92°, 18.42°) and shown in local Cape Town time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Cape Town's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.