🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Cidade Velha: time difference
Cidade Velha is 3 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇻 Cidade Velha, Cape Verde
01
- Cape Verde Standard Time
- UTC-1
- Daytime
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 18:19 · 11 h 53 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 15:49 3:49 PM Cidade Velha 12:49 12:49 PM You –:–
15:49 3:49 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
12:49 12:49 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Cidade Velha is 3 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cidade Velha 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
🇨🇻 Cidade Velha
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 | 🇨🇻 Cidade Velha |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:49 | 12:49 |
| 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 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 3,319 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Cidade Velha: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Cidade Velha?
Cidade Velha is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cidade Velha?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cidade Velha show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Cidade Velha when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 3:00 PM in Cidade Velha.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Cidade Velha overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cidade Velha.
When does the date change in Cidade Velha compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cidade Velha later: until 3:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Cidade Velha, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cidade Velha the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Cidade Velha switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
