🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Cayenne: time difference
Cayenne 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 05:03 5:03 AM Cayenne 00:03 12:03 AM You –:–
05:03 5:03 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:03 12:03 AM
French Guiana Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:12
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−5 h
Cayenne is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cayenne 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
🇬🇫 Cayenne
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 | 🇬🇫 Cayenne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:03 | 00:03 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | French Guiana Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cayenne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 11 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 65,493 |
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 Cayenne: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Cayenne?
The clocks in Cayenne are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cayenne?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cayenne show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Cayenne when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Cayenne.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Cayenne 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 Cayenne.
When is it still the previous day in Cayenne?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Cayenne. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Cayenne it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cayenne the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Cayenne switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
