🇿🇦 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 Cotia: time difference
Cotia 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 01:47 1:47 AM Cotia 20:47 8:47 PM You –:–
01:47 1:47 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
20:47 8:47 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:24
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−5 h
Cotia is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cotia 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
🇧🇷 Cotia
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 | 🇧🇷 Cotia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:47 | 20:47 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:20 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 274,413 |
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 Cotia: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Cotia?
The clocks in Cotia 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 Cotia?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cotia show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Cotia when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Cotia.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Cotia are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Cotia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cotia compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cotia later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Cotia, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Cotia change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
