🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
07
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Praia: time difference
Praia is 3 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 04:52 4:52 AM Praia 01:52 1:52 AM You –:–
04:52 4:52 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
01:52 1:52 AM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:18
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−3 h
Praia is 3 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Praia 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
🇨🇻 Praia
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇨🇻 Praia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:52 | 01:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:25 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 127,832 |
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 Praia: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Praia?
Praia is 3 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Praia?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Praia show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Praia at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Praia it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Praia from Cape Town?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Praia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Praia compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Praia later: until 3:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Praia, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Praia change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
