Cape Town to BST Time Converter

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2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 18, 2026

Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of BST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of BST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Cape Town is 2 hours ahead of GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Cape Town correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Cape Town correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Cape Town correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Cape Town correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in GMT.

Compare Cape Town time with BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

SAST (South Africa Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of British Summer Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Cape Town, South Africa is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST

Cape Town to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Cape Town which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in BST

2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Cape Town, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 Cape Town, South Africa / 1:00 pm13:00 BST

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Cape Town Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
SAST – South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2 (no daylight saving time)

Cape Town Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
Altepetl In Cabo, Ar Chab, CPT, Cape Toun, Cape Town, Cidade do Cabo, Cita del Cap, Citati du Capu, Citati dû Capu, Citta del Capo, Cittae do Cavo, Città del Capo, Cità del Cap, Ciuda del Cabu, Ciudad del Cabo, Ciudat do Cabo, Ciudá del Cabu, Ciutat del Cap, Civitas Capitis, El Cabo, Fokvaros, Fokváros, Hoefdaborg, Hovdastadur, Höfðaborg, Høvdastaður, IKapa, Kaapstad, Kaapsted, Kaapstêd, Kab town, Kabe Urbe, Kaburbo, Kaepstad, Kapetown, Kapkaupunki, Kaplinn, Kapske Mesto, Kapske Misto, Kapské Mesto, Kapské Město, Kapstad, Kapstaden, Kapstadt, Kapsztad, Kapétown, Keip Taoun, Keiptaun, Keiptauna, Keiptaunas, Keiptauns, Kejptaun, Keyptaun, Keyptawn, Keýptaun, Le Cap, Li Kap, Lo Cap, Lurmutur Hiria, Lé Cap, Sita del Cao, Sita del Cap, Sità del Cao, Sità dël Cap, Tref y Penrhyn, Yvy akua Tava, Yvy akua Táva, hao wang jiao zhen, iKapa, kai pu dui, kai pu dun, keipeutaun, kep taun, kep tavun, kepa ta'una, kepata'una, keputaun, khep thawn, kyb tawn, kېp ټawn, Çittæ do Cavo, Κέιπ Τάουν, Капске Місто, Кейптаун, Кейптаўн, Кејптаун, Քեյփթաուն, קאפשטאט, קייפטאון, كيب تاون, کیپ ٹاؤن, کیپ‌تاون, کېپ ټاون, کەیپ تاون, केपटाउन, केपताउन, কেপ টাউন, ਕੇਪਟਾਊਨ, કેપ ટાઉન, କେପ ଟାଉନ, கேப் டவுன், కేప్ టౌన్, ಕೇಪ್ ಟೌನ್, കേപ് ടൗൺ, เคปทาวน์, ကိပ်တောင်းမြို့, კეიპტაუნი, ኬፕ ታውን, ケープタウン, 好望角鎮, 開普敦, 케이프타운
Population
4,772,846
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 55' S Latitude / 18° 25' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27
More About Cape Town
Cape Town local time and city facts

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

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Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT