🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
22
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Sorocaba: time difference
Sorocaba 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 20:22 8:22 PM Sorocaba 15:22 3:22 PM You –:–
20:22 8:22 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
15:22 3:22 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:22 · 🌙 18:26
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−5 h
Sorocaba is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Sorocaba 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
🇧🇷 Sorocaba
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 | 🇧🇷 Sorocaba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:22 | 15:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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 | 05:43 | 05:22 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 723,682 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Sorocaba: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Sorocaba?
Sorocaba is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Sorocaba at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Sorocaba it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Sorocaba?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Sorocaba show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sorocaba from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Sorocaba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sorocaba compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Sorocaba later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Sorocaba, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Sorocaba change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
