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Time Difference: Cape Town to Los Angeles
🇿🇦Cape TownUTC+2
vs🇺🇸Los AngelesUTC-8
🇿🇦
Cape Town, South Africa
Fri, Apr 17
🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
Fri, Apr 17
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Time Difference
9 hours
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Cape Town
Cape Town vs Los Angeles timezone guide
Cape Town (South Africa) uses the Africa/Johannesburg timezone at UTC+2, while Los Angeles (US) uses America/Los_Angeles at UTC-8. This means Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Cape Town (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between Cape Town and Los Angeles, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.