🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
08
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Cape Verde: time difference
Cape Verde is 3 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 05:29 5:29 AM Cape Verde 02:29 2:29 AM You –:–
05:29 5:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
02:29 2:29 AM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:18
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−3 h
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cape Verde 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
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:29 | 02:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:25 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 555,988 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Cape Verde: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde is 3 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cape Verde?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cape Verde show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Verde at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Verde it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Cape Verde are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Verde), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Cape Verde?
Before 3:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Cape Verde has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Cape Verde, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cape Verde the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Cape Verde switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
