Colonia to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Colonia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+5 h
Your time
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Colonia 06:30 6:30 AM Cape Town 11:30 11:30 AM You –:–
06:30 6:30 AM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:46 · 🌙 19:25
11:30 11:30 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Colonia.
When you, Colonia 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
🇺🇾 Colonia
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇾 Colonia | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:30 | 11:30 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Colonia | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:46 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 19:25 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 39 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 26,231 | 3,740,026 |
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Colonia and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Colonia is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead of Colonia: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Colonia?
The working day in Colonia starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Colonia, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Colonia, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Colonia and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Colonia (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Colonia?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Colonia it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Colonia is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Colonia and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Colonia nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
