Cape Town to Iquique: time difference

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

🇨🇱 Iquique, Chile

52

12:44 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Chile Summer Time
  • UTC-3
  • Daytime

☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 19:53 · 12 h 56 min

−5 h

One day, 2 clocks

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Cape Town 17:44 5:44 PM Iquique 12:44 12:44 PM
Cape Town 17:44 5:44 PM Iquique 12:44 12:44 PM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

17:44 5:44 PM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇨🇱 Iquique

12:44 12:44 PM

Chile Summer Time · UTC-3

☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 19:53

⇄ Difference

−5 h

Iquique is 5 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Iquique 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
🇨🇱 Iquique
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 🇨🇱 Iquique
Local time 17:44 12:44
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone South Africa Standard Time Chile Summer Time
UTC offset UTC+2 UTC-3
Offset from Cape Town — −5 h
IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg America/Santiago
Daylight saving Not observed On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00
Sunrise 05:42 06:57
Sunset 19:19 19:53
Daylight 13 h 37 min 12 h 56 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 188,003

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Cape Town and Iquique: common questions

How many hours behind Cape Town is Iquique?
The clocks in Iquique 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 Iquique?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Iquique show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Iquique?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Iquique show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Iquique 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 Iquique.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Iquique?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Iquique has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Iquique, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Iquique change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Iquique. From April 3, 2027, Iquique will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
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