🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Rio das Ostras: time difference
Rio das Ostras 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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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:08 7:08 AM Rio das Ostras 02:08 2:08 AM You –:–
07:08 7:08 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
02:08 2:08 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:01 · 🌙 18:03
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−5 h
Rio das Ostras is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Rio das Ostras 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
🇧🇷 Rio das Ostras
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 | 🇧🇷 Rio das Ostras |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:08 | 02:08 |
| 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/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:01 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 156,491 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Rio das Ostras: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Rio das Ostras?
The clocks in Rio das Ostras 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 Rio das Ostras?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Rio das Ostras show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio das Ostras when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Rio das Ostras.
When is a good time to call Rio das Ostras from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rio das Ostras – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio das Ostras compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Rio das Ostras later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Rio das Ostras, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Rio das Ostras change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Rio das Ostras, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
