Chaves to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Chaves. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
15
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:06 · 13 h 8 min
+1 h
Your time
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Chaves 10:28 10:28 AM Cape Town 11:28 11:28 AM You –:–
10:28 10:28 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:40
11:28 11:28 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:06
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Chaves.
When you, Chaves and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇹 Chaves
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🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Chaves | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:28 | 11:28 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Chaves | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:40 | 19:06 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 13 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 37,592 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Chaves with another city
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Chaves and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Chaves is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Chaves: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Chaves?
When it is 9:00 AM in Chaves, it is 10:00 AM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Chaves?
The working day in Chaves ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Chaves and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chaves (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Chaves it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Chaves.
Does the time gap between Chaves and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Chaves but not in Cape Town. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Chaves.
