Athens to Cape Verde: time difference
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 02:16 2:16 AM Cape Verde 23:16 11:16 PM You –:–
02:16 2:16 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
23:16 11:16 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:05
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−3 h
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Athens.
When you, Athens and Cape Verde are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
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 Verde
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:16 | 23:16 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Athens | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 555,988 |
Compare Athens with another city
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Big time differences
Athens and Cape Verde: common questions
How far behind Athens is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde is 3 hours behind Athens: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cape Verde when it is 9:00 AM in Athens?
When it is 9:00 AM in Athens, it is 6:00 AM in Cape Verde.
What time is it in Cape Verde at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Verde it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Verde from Athens?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Athens – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Verde – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Verde compared with Athens?
The new day starts in Cape Verde later: until 3:00 AM in Athens, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Cape Verde, Athens is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Athens and Cape Verde the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cape Verde will be 4 hours behind Athens.
