Port Louis to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 2 h behind Port Louis. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
42
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Port Louis 06:57 6:57 AM Cape Town 04:57 4:57 AM You –:–
06:57 6:57 AM
Mauritius Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 18:11
04:57 4:57 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−2 h
Cape Town is 2 h behind Port Louis.
When you, Port Louis 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
🇲🇺 Port Louis
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
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇺 Port Louis | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:57 | 04:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mauritius Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Port Louis | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Mauritius | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:45 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 26 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 147,688 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Port Louis with another city
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Port Louis and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Port Louis is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 2 hours behind those in Port Louis (UTC+2 and UTC+4).
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Port Louis?
The working day in Port Louis starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Port Louis, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Port Louis, clocks in Cape Town show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Port Louis?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Port Louis – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Port Louis is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 2:00 AM in Port Louis, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Port Louis.
Does the time gap between Port Louis and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Port Louis nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
