Islamabad to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 3 h behind Islamabad. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Islamabad 17:14 5:14 PM Cape Town 14:14 2:14 PM You –:–
17:14 5:14 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:42
14:14 2:14 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−3 h
Cape Town is 3 h behind Islamabad.
When you, Islamabad 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
🇵🇰 Islamabad
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇰 Islamabad | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:14 | 14:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Islamabad | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,009,832 | 3,740,026 |
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Islamabad and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Islamabad is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 3 hours behind Islamabad: UTC+2 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Islamabad, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Islamabad, clocks in Cape Town show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Islamabad, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Islamabad, clocks in Cape Town show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Islamabad and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Islamabad, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 3:00 AM in Islamabad it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Islamabad.
Is the time difference between Islamabad and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Islamabad nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
