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Time in Cape Town

Western Cape, South Africa

09:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00

New York

03:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

America/New York · UTC−04:00

Your time

09:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00

Cape Town is in South Africa, with about 4,773,000 inhabitants, and uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, currently UTC+02:00. Cape Town is 6 hours ahead of New York.

Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC+02:00 all year.

Today, Thursday, October 22, 2026, the sun rises at 05:56 AM and sets at 07:05 PM: 13 h 09 min of daylight. Coordinates: -33.93, 18.42.

Upcoming public holidays in South Africa

  • Wednesday, December 16, 2026: Day of Reconciliation (in 55 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 64 days)
  • Saturday, December 26, 2026: Day of Goodwill (in 65 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 71 days)
  • Sunday, March 21, 2027: Human Rights Day (in 150 days)

Other cities on the same time

Johannesburg.

Frequently asked questions

Cape Town uses the IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+02:00.

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