Coquimbo to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Coquimbo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
23
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Coquimbo 03:14 3:14 AM Cape Town 08:14 8:14 AM You –:–
03:14 3:14 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 20:12
08:14 8:14 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Coquimbo.
When you, Coquimbo 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
🇨🇱 Coquimbo
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 | 🇨🇱 Coquimbo | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:14 | 08:14 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Coquimbo | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 20:12 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 24 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 204,068 | 3,740,026 |
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Coquimbo and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Coquimbo and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Coquimbo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Coquimbo, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Coquimbo, clocks in Cape Town show 2:00 PM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Coquimbo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Coquimbo, it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Coquimbo and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Coquimbo, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Coquimbo?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Coquimbo it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Coquimbo is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Coquimbo and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Coquimbo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Cape Town will be 6 hours ahead of Coquimbo.
