🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:06 · 13 h 8 min
Cape Town to Chaves: time difference
Chaves is 1 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 12:12 12:12 PM Chaves 11:12 11:12 AM You –:–
12:12 12:12 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:06
11:12 11:12 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:40
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−1 h
Chaves is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Chaves 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
🇵🇹 Chaves
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇵🇹 Chaves |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:12 | 11:12 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 07:50 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 13 h 8 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 37,592 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Chaves: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Chaves?
Chaves is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Chaves at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Chaves it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Chaves when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Chaves.
When is a good time to call Chaves from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chaves – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Chaves?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Chaves has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Chaves, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Chaves change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Chaves. From October 25, 2026, Chaves will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
