Ushuaia to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Ushuaia. 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
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ushuaia 04:53 4:53 AM Cape Town 09:53 9:53 AM You –:–
04:53 4:53 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 21:00
09:53 9:53 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+5 h
Cape Town is 5 h ahead of Ushuaia.
When you, Ushuaia 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
🇦🇷 Ushuaia
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 | 🇦🇷 Ushuaia | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:53 | 09:53 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ushuaia | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Ushuaia | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:35 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 21:00 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 15 h 25 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 79,538 | 3,740,026 |
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Ushuaia and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Ushuaia and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Ushuaia is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ushuaia, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Ushuaia, clocks in Cape Town show 2:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ushuaia, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Ushuaia, clocks in Cape Town show 11:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Ushuaia?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Ushuaia – 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 is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 7:00 PM in Ushuaia it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Ushuaia.
Does the time gap between Ushuaia and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Ushuaia nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
