Bucharest to Cape Verde: time difference
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Bucharest. 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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Bucharest 01:47 1:47 AM Cape Verde 22:47 10:47 PM You –:–
01:47 1:47 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:00
22:47 10:47 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:05
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−3 h
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest 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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:47 | 22:47 |
| 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 Bucharest | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:00 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 555,988 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
More comparisons with Bucharest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Bucharest and Cape Verde: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Cape Verde?
The clocks in Cape Verde are 3 hours behind those in Bucharest (UTC−1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Cape Verde?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Cape Verde show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Verde when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 3:00 PM in Cape Verde.
When is a good time to call Cape Verde from Bucharest?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – 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 is it still the previous day in Cape Verde?
Until 3:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Cape Verde. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Cape Verde it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Cape Verde change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From March 28, 2027, Cape Verde will be 4 hours behind Bucharest.
