Current time in Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa Standard Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time · Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- SAST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Western Cape, South Africa · 33.93° S, 18.42° E
- Population
- 4,772,846
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Cape Town at about 12:46 standard time: the clock runs about 46 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:30 and 13:01 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:49 | 18:57 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:51 | 17:44 | 9h 54m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:34 | 18:43 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:31 | 19:56 | 14h 25m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:26–18:47 (12 h 21 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.