🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
04
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Punta Arenas: time difference
Punta Arenas is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Town 06:55 6:55 AM Punta Arenas 01:55 1:55 AM You –:–
06:55 6:55 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
01:55 1:55 AM
GMT-03:00 · UTC-3
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 21:04
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−5 h
Punta Arenas is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Punta Arenas 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
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas
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 | 🇨🇱 Punta Arenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:55 | 01:55 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | GMT-03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Punta Arenas |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 21:04 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 15 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 123,403 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Punta Arenas: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Punta Arenas?
Punta Arenas is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Punta Arenas when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Punta Arenas.
What time is it in Punta Arenas when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Punta Arenas.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Punta Arenas 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 Punta Arenas.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Punta Arenas?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Punta Arenas has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Punta Arenas, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Punta Arenas change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
