Time in San Francisco and Cape Town
The time difference between San Francisco, California, and Cape Town is 10 hours. Cape Town is 10 hours ahead of San Francisco.
This means 9am in San Francisco is 7pm in Cape Town and 5pm in San Francisco is 3am in Cape Town (next day).
San Francisco
- The current local time in San Francisco is 8:42 pm (November 14, 2026)
- San Francisco is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-08:00
Cape Town
- The current local time in Cape Town is 6:42 am (November 14, 2026)
- Cape Town is in the South African Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Cape Town, South Africa, is UTC+02:00
How to convert San Francisco time to Cape Town time?
Add 10 hours to San Francisco time to get Cape Town time.
Time in San Francisco
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Time in Cape Town
00:00
Use the slider above to convert San Francisco time to Cape Town time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| San Francisco | Cape Town |
|---|---|
| 12am | 10am |
| 1am | 11am |
| 2am | 12pm |
| 3am | 1pm |
| 4am | 2pm |
| 5am | 3pm |
| 6am | 4pm |
| 7am | 5pm |
| 8am | 6pm |
| 9am | 7pm |
| 10am | 8pm |
| 11am | 9pm |
| 12pm | 10pm |
| 1pm | 11pm |
| 2pm | 12am |
| 3pm | 1am |
| 4pm | 2am |
| 5pm | 3am |
| 6pm | 4am |
| 7pm | 5am |
| 8pm | 6am |
| 9pm | 7am |
| 10pm | 8am |
| 11pm | 9am |