🇿🇦 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 de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro 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 16:07 4:07 PM Rio de Janeiro 11:07 11:07 AM You –:–
16:07 4:07 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
11:07 11:07 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
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−5 h
Rio de Janeiro is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro 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 de Janeiro
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 de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:07 | 11:07 |
| 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 | 05:06 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 6,211,223 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro 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 de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
