Bangalore to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 3 h 30 min behind Bangalore. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−3 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bangalore 06:28 6:28 AM Cape Town 02:58 2:58 AM You –:–
06:28 6:28 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:05
02:58 2:58 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−3 h 30 min
Cape Town is 3 h 30 min behind Bangalore.
When you, Bangalore 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
🇮🇳 Bangalore
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
20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Bangalore | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:28 | 02:58 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bangalore | — | −3 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 8,495,492 | 3,740,026 |
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Bangalore and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Bangalore is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Bangalore: UTC+2 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Bangalore?
The working day in Bangalore starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 5:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bangalore, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Bangalore, clocks in Cape Town show 2:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Bangalore?
Between 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM in Bangalore – that is 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 3:30 AM in Bangalore it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 8:30 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Bangalore.
Does the time gap between Bangalore and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bangalore nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 3 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
