🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Dawn
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Montevideo: time difference
Montevideo 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 05:28 5:28 AM Montevideo 00:28 12:28 AM You –:–
05:28 5:28 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:28 12:28 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 19:19
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−5 h
Montevideo is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Montevideo 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
🇺🇾 Montevideo
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 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:28 | 00:28 |
| 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 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,319,108 |
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 Montevideo: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Montevideo?
Montevideo is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Montevideo when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Montevideo.
What time is it in Montevideo at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Montevideo it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Montevideo 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 Montevideo.
When does the date change in Montevideo compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Montevideo later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Montevideo, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Montevideo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Montevideo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
