Uruguay to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Uruguay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
40
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Uruguay 19:25 7:25 PM Cape Town 00:25 12:25 AM You –:–
19:25 7:25 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 19:19
00:25 12:25 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Uruguay.
When you, Uruguay 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
🇺🇾 Uruguay
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 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:25 | 00:25 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Uruguay | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 19:18 |
| Daylight | 13 h 39 min | 13 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 3,444,263 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Uruguay with another city
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Uruguay and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Uruguay and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Uruguay is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Uruguay, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Uruguay, clocks in Cape Town show 2:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Uruguay, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Uruguay, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Uruguay and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Uruguay (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 Uruguay?
The new day starts in Cape Town earlier: at 7:00 PM in Uruguay it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, Uruguay is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Uruguay and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
