Arica to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Arica. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
13
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+5 h
Your time
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Arica 23:37 11:37 PM Cape Town 04:37 4:37 AM You –:–
23:37 11:37 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 19:51
04:37 4:37 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Arica.
When you, Arica and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇱 Arica
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Cape Town
5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 Arica | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:37 | 04:37 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Arica | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 19:51 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 202,131 | 3,740,026 |
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Arica and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Arica and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Arica is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Arica?
When it is 9:00 AM in Arica, it is 2:00 PM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Arica?
When it is 6:00 PM in Arica, it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Arica?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Arica – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Arica?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Arica it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Arica is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Arica and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Arica switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Cape Town will be 6 hours ahead of Arica.
