Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
35
- 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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Rio de Janeiro 10:06 10:06 AM Cape Town 15:06 3:06 PM You –:–
10:06 10:06 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
15:06 3:06 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro 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
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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 | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:06 | 15:06 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 3,740,026 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cape Town show 2:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
