Time difference between Singapore and Cape Town
Cape Town is currently 6 hours behind Singapore. The best shared working window is 06:00–10:00 UTC — 4 hours a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Sunday is a rest day in both Singapore and Cape Town. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
09:00 Singapore At work = 03:00 Cape Town Asleep
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 24 September — Heritage Day Cape Town off
- 9 November — Deepavali Singapore off
- 16 December — Day of Reconciliation Cape Town off
Hour by hour
| Singapore | Cape Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 | |
| 01:00 | 19:00 | |
| 02:00 | 20:00 | |
| 03:00 | 21:00 | |
| 04:00 | 22:00 | |
| 05:00 | 23:00 | |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | both at work |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | both at work |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Singapore and Cape Town.
The working week
- Singapore
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Cape Town
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Singapore and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 6 hours behind Singapore (-6 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 06:00–10:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Singapore works 09:00–18:00 and Cape Town works 08:00–17:00, each in their own local time.