Time in Cape Town, South Africa
Time in Cape Town
4:34:32 PM
Monday, 2 February 2026 (UTC+2 SAST)
+10 hour(s) from South El Monte
Time zone
SAST (South African Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours
No DST
No Daylight Saving Time
in 2026
Difference
+10 hour(s)
from South El Monte
| City | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Latitude | -33.9258 |
| Longitude | 18.4232 |
| Population | 3,433,441 (2016) |
| Language | Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele |
| Currency | ZAR (Rand) |
DST changes 2026
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2026
Clocks do not change in Cape Town, South Africa.
Time zone
Current time zone: SAST (South African Standard Time), UTC+2
The IANA (2025.2) time zone identifier: Africa/Johannesburg
2026 Time Zones - Cape Town
SAST UTC+2 |
- Jan
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Time difference between Cape Town and other locations
| Los Angeles | -10 | |
| New York City | -7 | |
| London | -2 | |
| Paris | -1 | |
| Istanbul | +1 | |
| Moscow | +1 | |
| Dubai | +2 | |
| Beijing | +6 | |
| Singapore | +6 | |
| Tokyo | +7 |
Sun
Sunrise
6:08:53 AM
Sunset
7:51:03 PM
Day length: 13 hours, 42 minutes -1 m 45 sec
Solar Noon: 12:59:58 PM
The current local time in Cape Town is 59 m 58 sec ahead of apparent solar time.
Moon
Moonset 6:06 AM | Moon Phase Full moon | |
Moonrise 8:04 PM | Ilumination 100% |