🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Kourou: time difference
Kourou 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 06:18 6:18 AM Kourou 01:18 1:18 AM You –:–
06:18 6:18 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
01:18 1:18 AM
French Guiana Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:13
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−5 h
Kourou is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Kourou 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
🇬🇫 Kourou
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 | 🇬🇫 Kourou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:18 | 01:18 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | French Guiana Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cayenne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 24,903 |
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 Kourou: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Kourou?
Kourou is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Kourou?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Kourou show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Kourou?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Kourou show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Kourou are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Kourou), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Kourou?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Kourou has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Kourou, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Kourou change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Kourou, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
