Punta Arenas to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Punta Arenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
44
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+5 h
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Punta Arenas 18:35 6:35 PM Cape Town 23:35 11:35 PM You –:–
18:35 6:35 PM
GMT-03:00 · UTC-3
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 21:02
23:35 11:35 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Punta Arenas.
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Working hours
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas
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 | 🇨🇱 Punta Arenas | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:35 | 23:35 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT-03:00 | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Punta Arenas | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Punta Arenas | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 21:02 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 15 h 9 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 123,403 | 3,740,026 |
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Punta Arenas and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Punta Arenas is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead of Punta Arenas: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Punta Arenas?
The working day in Punta Arenas starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Punta Arenas?
The working day in Punta Arenas ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Punta Arenas and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Punta Arenas (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Punta Arenas?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Punta Arenas it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Punta Arenas is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Punta Arenas and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Punta Arenas nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
