Time in Cape Town vs Bogotá
Cape Town keeps SAST (UTC+2) and Bogotá keeps UTC−5 (UTC−5) today. Bogotá is 7 hours behind Cape Town; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–11:00 in Bogotá (16:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Cape Town | 01:00 in Cape Town | 02:00 in Cape Town | 03:00 in Cape Town | 04:00 in Cape Town | 05:00 in Cape Town | 06:00 in Cape Town | 07:00 in Cape Town | 08:00 in Cape Town | 09:00 in Cape Town | 10:00 in Cape Town | 11:00 in Cape Town | 12:00 in Cape Town | 13:00 in Cape Town | 14:00 in Cape Town | 15:00 in Cape Town | 16:00 in Cape Town | 17:00 in Cape Town | 18:00 in Cape Town | 19:00 in Cape Town | 20:00 in Cape Town | 21:00 in Cape Town | 22:00 in Cape Town | 23:00 in Cape Town |
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| Cape Town—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Bogotá—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Best hours to call
16:00 in Cape Town
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Bogotá
17:00 in Cape Town
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Bogotá
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Cape Town nor Bogotá changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Bogotá of Cape Town?
Bogotá is 7 hours behind Cape Town right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Cape Town and Bogotá?
Any hour in 16:00–18:00 Cape Town time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Cape Town and Bogotá change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.