Cape Town uses Africa/Johannesburg — UTC+02:00 (SAST) in standard time. It is located in Western Cape, South Africa. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Cape Town's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Cape Town uses UTC+02:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+02:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Cape Town is Africa/Johannesburg. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Johannesburg
Currency: South African Rand (ZAR). Calling code: +27. Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the capital and largest city of the Western Cape, and the country's second-most populous city, after Johannesburg. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town, which contains its central business district (CBD), is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a significant cultural heritage.
The metropolitan area has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes a northern section in the West Beach region, as well as the False Bay area in the south.
The Table Mountain National Park is within the city boundaries and there are several other nature reserves and marine-protected areas within and adjacent to the city. These include Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which contains 5 of South Africa's 6 biomes, and displays many plants native to the Cape region.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Cape Town. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
4,772,846 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Western Cape, South Africa.
Africa/Johannesburg · UTC+02:00 (SAST).
No daylight saving time.
South African Rand (ZAR) · +27.
Johannesburg, Dodoma, Dar es Salaam
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) about 17.5 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 21.7°C and lows 13.0°C. Warmest month: January (average high 27.8°C); coolest month: August (average low 8.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Cape Town is Africa's third-largest economic hub, and South Africa's second-largest by annual gross metropolitan output. It serves as the regional financial and manufacturing center in the Western Cape province. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Western Cape · IANA zone: Africa/Johannesburg · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Cape Town. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Cape Town and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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