🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Cabo Frio: time difference
Cabo Frio 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 12:21 12:21 PM Cabo Frio 07:21 7:21 AM You –:–
12:21 12:21 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
07:21 7:21 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:01 · 🌙 18:04
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−5 h
Cabo Frio is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cabo Frio 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
🇧🇷 Cabo Frio
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 | 🇧🇷 Cabo Frio |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:21 | 07:21 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:01 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 222,161 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Cabo Frio: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Cabo Frio?
Cabo Frio is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Cabo Frio at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Cabo Frio it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cabo Frio?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Cabo Frio show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Cabo Frio are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Cabo Frio), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Cabo Frio?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Cabo Frio has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Cabo Frio, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cabo Frio the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Cabo Frio switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
