🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
06
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Stanley: time difference
Stanley is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇫🇰 Stanley, Falkland Islands
06
- Falkland Islands Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Twilight
☀️ 05:07 · 🌙 20:05 · 14 h 58 min
−5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 01:43 1:43 AM Stanley 20:43 8:43 PM You –:–
01:43 1:43 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
20:43 8:43 PM
Falkland Islands Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:07 · 🌙 20:05
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−5 h
Stanley is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Stanley 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
🇫🇰 Stanley
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 | 🇫🇰 Stanley |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:43 | 20:43 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Falkland Islands Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Stanley |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:07 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 20:05 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 14 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,500 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Stanley: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Stanley?
Stanley is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Stanley at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Stanley it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Stanley?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Stanley show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Stanley from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Stanley – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Stanley compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Stanley later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Stanley, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Stanley the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Stanley switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
