Cape Town to Florida: time difference

Florida is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇺🇾 Florida, Uruguay

27

10:27 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Uruguay Standard Time
  • UTC-3
  • Daytime

☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 38 min

−5 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 15:27 3:27 PM Florida 10:27 10:27 AM
Cape Town 15:27 3:27 PM Florida 10:27 10:27 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

15:27 3:27 PM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇺🇾 Florida

10:27 10:27 AM

Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3

☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 19:18

⇄ Difference

−5 h

Florida is 5 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Florida 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
🇺🇾 Florida
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 🇺🇾 Florida
Local time 15:27 10:27
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone South Africa Standard Time Uruguay Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+2 UTC-3
Offset from Cape Town — −5 h
IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg America/Montevideo
Daylight saving Not observed Not observed
Sunrise 05:42 05:40
Sunset 19:19 19:18
Daylight 13 h 37 min 13 h 38 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 33,640

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Cape Town and Florida: common questions

How far behind Cape Town is Florida?
Florida is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Florida at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Florida it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Florida when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Florida.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Florida are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Florida), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Florida?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Florida has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Florida, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Florida change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Florida, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
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