Los Ángeles to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Los Ángeles. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
20
- 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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Los Ángeles 11:37 11:37 AM Cape Town 16:37 4:37 PM You –:–
11:37 11:37 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:29
16:37 4:37 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Los Ángeles.
When you, Los Ángeles 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
🇨🇱 Los Ángeles
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 | 🇨🇱 Los Ángeles | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:37 | 16:37 |
| 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 Los Ángeles | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:39 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 20:29 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 50 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 143,023 | 3,740,026 |
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Los Ángeles and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Los Ángeles is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead of Los Ángeles: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Los Ángeles?
The working day in Los Ángeles starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Los Ángeles, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Los Ángeles, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Los Ángeles and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Los Ángeles (2:00 PM 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 7:00 PM in Los Ángeles it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Los Ángeles.
Does the time difference between Los Ángeles and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Los Ángeles. From April 3, 2027, Cape Town will be 6 hours ahead of Los Ángeles.
