🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
45
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h ahead of 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 08:24 8:24 AM Karachi 11:24 11:24 AM You –:–
08:24 8:24 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:24 11:24 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
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+3 h
Karachi is 3 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Karachi 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
🇵🇰 Karachi
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:24 | 11:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 14,910,352 |
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 Karachi: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Karachi?
The clocks in Karachi are 3 hours ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Karachi when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 12:00 PM in Karachi.
What time is it in Karachi when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 9:00 PM in Karachi.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Karachi are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Town (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Karachi), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Karachi?
From 9:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Karachi. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Karachi it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Karachi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Karachi, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
