Does Cape Town observe daylight saving time?

No. Cape Town keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Cape Town and New York?

Cape Town is currently 6 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Cape Town and London?

Cape Town is currently 1 hour ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Cape Town?

Johannesburg, South Africa are in the same Africa/Johannesburg zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Cape Town.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Africa/Johannesburg. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

South Africa · Africa

Cape Town

Africa/Johannesburg

08:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+02:00

Abbreviation

GMT+2

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: -33.92°

Lng: 18.42°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Cape Town South Africa	08:02 PM	UTC+02:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-6h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+7h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+8h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	+2h

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08:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+02:00 GMT+2

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Cape Town's time zone

Cape Town is located in South Africa, in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude -33.9°, longitude 18.4°. Local clocks follow the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.