Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and Cape Town

Beijing is 6 hours ahead of Cape Town right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Beijing, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Cape Town. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Beijing (10 AM in Cape Town).

Tue 11:56 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeTue 5:56 PMCape Town · South Africa Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Beijing time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

BeijingCape Town
6 AM12 AMBoth off
7 AM1 AMBoth off
8 AM2 AMBoth off
9 AM3 AMBeijing at work
10 AM4 AMBeijing at work
11 AM5 AMBeijing at work
12 PM6 AMBeijing at work
1 PM7 AMBeijing at work
2 PM8 AMBeijing at work
3 PM9 AMBoth at work
4 PM10 AMEasiest time
5 PM11 AMCape Town at work
6 PM12 PMCape Town at work
7 PM1 PMCape Town at work
8 PM2 PMCape Town at work
9 PM3 PMCape Town at work
10 PM4 PMCape Town at work

All year

The gap between Beijing and Cape Town does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore; Cape Town keeps the same clock as Johannesburg.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
3 AM in Cape Town, while Beijing is 6 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and Cape Town?
4 PM in Beijing, which is 10 AM in Cape Town. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Beijing time.
Does the time difference between Beijing and Cape Town change during the year?
No. It stays 6 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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