🇿🇦 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 Calama: time difference
Calama 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 04:00 4:00 AM Calama 23:00 11:00 PM You –:–
04:00 4:00 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
23:00 11:00 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 19:51
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−5 h
Calama is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Calama 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
🇨🇱 Calama
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 | 🇨🇱 Calama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:00 | 23:00 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 157,575 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Calama: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Calama?
Calama is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Calama when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Calama.
What time is it in Calama when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Calama.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Calama 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 Calama.
When does the date change in Calama compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Calama later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Calama, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Calama the same all year?
No. Only Calama switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Calama will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
