🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
25
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Serra: time difference
Serra 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 Serra 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
☀️ 04:58 · 🌙 17:53
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−5 h
Serra is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Serra 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
🇧🇷 Serra
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 | 🇧🇷 Serra |
|---|---|---|
| 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/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 04:58 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 520,653 |
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 Serra: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Serra?
Serra is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Serra when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Serra.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Serra?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Serra show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Serra are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Serra), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Serra?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Serra has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Serra, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Serra the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Serra switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
