Time in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
The current local time in Cape Town, South Africa is shown below — the city is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC +02:00 · SAST).
Cape Town local time
18:47:30
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 SAST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
33.92° S, 18.42° E
Population: 4,617,560
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Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC +02:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Sun today
Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:53
Day length 12h 35m · twilight and monthly table →
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