🇿🇦 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 Recife: time difference
Recife 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 22:43 10:43 PM Recife 17:43 5:43 PM You –:–
22:43 10:43 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
17:43 5:43 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 04:51 · 🌙 17:17
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−5 h
Recife is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Recife 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
🇧🇷 Recife
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 | 🇧🇷 Recife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:43 | 17:43 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Recife |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 04:51 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 12 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 1,488,920 |
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 Recife: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Recife?
The clocks in Recife are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Recife?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Recife show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Recife when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Recife.
When is a good time to call Recife from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Recife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Recife compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Recife later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Recife, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Recife change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
