🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Argentina: time difference
Argentina is 5 h behind Cape Town. 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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Cape Town 01:54 1:54 AM Argentina 20:54 8:54 PM You –:–
01:54 1:54 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
20:54 8:54 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 19:27
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−5 h
Argentina is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Argentina are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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
🇦🇷 Argentina
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:54 | 20:54 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 19:27 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 47,327,407 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Argentina: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Argentina?
Argentina is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Argentina when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Argentina.
What time is it in Argentina when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Argentina.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Argentina overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Argentina.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Argentina?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Argentina has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Argentina, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Argentina the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Argentina switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
