Time in Rio De Janeiro and Cape Town
The time difference between Rio De Janeiro and Cape Town is 5 hours. Cape Town is 5 hours ahead of Rio De Janeiro.
This means 9am in Rio De Janeiro is 2pm in Cape Town and 5pm in Rio De Janeiro is 10pm in Cape Town.
Rio De Janeiro
- The current local time in Rio De Janeiro is 8:25 pm (June 4, 2026)
- The time zone offset for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, is UTC-03:00
Cape Town
- The current local time in Cape Town is 1:25 am (June 4, 2026)
- Cape Town is in the South African Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Cape Town, South Africa, is UTC+02:00
How to convert Rio De Janeiro time to Cape Town time?
Add 5 hours to Rio De Janeiro time to get Cape Town time.
Time in Rio De Janeiro
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Time in Cape Town
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Use the slider above to convert Rio De Janeiro time to Cape Town time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Rio De Janeiro | Cape Town |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5am |
| 1am | 6am |
| 2am | 7am |
| 3am | 8am |
| 4am | 9am |
| 5am | 10am |
| 6am | 11am |
| 7am | 12pm |
| 8am | 1pm |
| 9am | 2pm |
| 10am | 3pm |
| 11am | 4pm |
| 12pm | 5pm |
| 1pm | 6pm |
| 2pm | 7pm |
| 3pm | 8pm |
| 4pm | 9pm |
| 5pm | 10pm |
| 6pm | 11pm |
| 7pm | 12am |
| 8pm | 1am |
| 9pm | 2am |
| 10pm | 3am |
| 11pm | 4am |
Time difference from Rio De Janeiro (UTC-03:00)
-1 hour
-1 hour
+5 hours
+4 hours
-4 hours
-1 hour
-2 hours
+5 hours
-2 hours
+4 hours