Phuket to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h behind Phuket. 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
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Phuket 08:29 8:29 AM Cape Town 03:29 3:29 AM You –:–
08:29 8:29 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
03:29 3:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−5 h
Cape Town is 5 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket 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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:29 | 03:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Phuket with another city
More comparisons with Phuket: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Phuket and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Phuket and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC+2, while Phuket is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Cape Town show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Cape Town show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Phuket?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Phuket – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Phuket is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 5:00 AM in Phuket, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Phuket.
Does the time difference between Phuket and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
