🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to the Azores: time difference
The Azores is 2 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 12:27 12:27 PM Azores 10:27 10:27 AM You –:–
12:27 12:27 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
10:27 10:27 AM
Azores Summer Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 19:14
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−2 h
The Azores is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and the Azores 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
🇵🇹 Azores
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇵🇹 Azores |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:27 | 10:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Azores Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Azores |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-1, Oct 25, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 19:14 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 236,657 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and the Azores: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is the Azores?
The clocks in the Azores are 2 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
What time is it in the Azores when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 AM in the Azores.
What time is it in the Azores at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in the Azores it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in the Azores overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Azores.
When is it still the previous day in the Azores?
Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in the Azores. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in the Azores it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and the Azores change?
Yes. The clocks change only in the Azores. From October 25, 2026, the Azores will be 3 hours behind Cape Town.
