Cape Town to Puerto Montt: time difference

Puerto Montt is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

−5 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 22:30 10:30 PM Puerto Montt 17:30 5:30 PM
Cape Town 22:30 10:30 PM Puerto Montt 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

22:30 10:30 PM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt

17:30 5:30 PM

Chile Summer Time · UTC-3

☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 20:40

⇄ Difference

−5 h

Puerto Montt is 5 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Puerto Montt 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
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt
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 🇨🇱 Puerto Montt
Local time 22:30 17:30
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone South Africa Standard Time Chile Summer Time
UTC offset UTC+2 UTC-3
Offset from Cape Town — −5 h
IANA zone Africa/Johannesburg America/Santiago
Daylight saving Not observed On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00
Sunrise 05:42 06:33
Sunset 19:19 20:40
Daylight 13 h 37 min 14 h 7 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 169,736

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Cape Town and Puerto Montt: common questions

What is the time difference between Cape Town and Puerto Montt?
Puerto Montt is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Puerto Montt at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Puerto Montt it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Puerto Montt?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Puerto Montt show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Puerto Montt from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Puerto Montt – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Puerto Montt compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Puerto Montt later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Puerto Montt, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Puerto Montt change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Puerto Montt. From April 3, 2027, Puerto Montt will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
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