🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Palermo: time difference
Palermo 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 04:29 4:29 AM Palermo 23:29 11:29 PM You –:–
04:29 4:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
23:29 11:29 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 19:27
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−5 h
Palermo is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Palermo 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
🇦🇷 Palermo
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 | 🇦🇷 Palermo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:29 | 23:29 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 19:27 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 57,000 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Palermo: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Palermo?
Palermo is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Palermo when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Palermo.
What time is it in Palermo at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Palermo it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Palermo from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Palermo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Palermo?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Palermo. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Palermo it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Palermo change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
