🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Port Louis: time difference
Port Louis is 2 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 09:46 9:46 AM Port Louis 11:46 11:46 AM You –:–
09:46 9:46 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:46 11:46 AM
Mauritius Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 18:11
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+2 h
Port Louis is 2 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Port Louis 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
🇲🇺 Port Louis
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇲🇺 Port Louis |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:46 | 11:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Mauritius Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Indian/Mauritius |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 147,688 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Port Louis: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Port Louis?
Port Louis is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+4, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Port Louis?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Port Louis show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Port Louis when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 PM in Port Louis.
When is a good time to call Port Louis from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Port Louis – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Port Louis?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Port Louis has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Port Louis, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Port Louis change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
