🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 02:29 2:29 AM Buenos Aires 21:29 9:29 PM You –:–
02:29 2:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
21:29 9:29 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
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−5 h
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Buenos Aires 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:29 | 21:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 06:12 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Cape Town and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Buenos Aires when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Buenos Aires.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Buenos Aires are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Buenos Aires?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Buenos Aires. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Buenos Aires the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Buenos Aires switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
