South Africa
Time now in Cape Town
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 06:19Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,497,097
Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
06:19
Day length
11h 02m
Coordinates
-33.89, 18.59
Time difference from Cape Town
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cape Town right now.
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About the time in Cape Town
Cape Town sits at latitude -33.89, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 02m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 07:18 and sunset at 06:19 local time, giving 11h 02m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-33.89, 18.59) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cape Town.
Cape Town runs on Africa/Johannesburg, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cape Town
- When do the sun rise and set in Cape Town today?
- Sunrise is at 07:18 and sunset at 06:19, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
- Does Cape Town change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Cape Town keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cape Town?
- Cape Town is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Cape Town right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cape Town, updating every second from Africa/Johannesburg (UTC +2).
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