Current Time in Cape Verde
Cape Verde uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Cape Verde
It's 8:18 PM CVT (UTC-01:00) in Cape Verde on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Cape Verde does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-1 all year.
- Time zone
- Cape Verde Standard Time
- IANA: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- UTC offset now
- UTC-01:00 (CVT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-1 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Praia
Mindelo
Espargos
Assomada
How Cape Verde writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 de novembro de 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the pt-CV locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Cape Verde
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Cape Verde time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 9:18 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| New York | Thu 4:18 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 1:18 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Fri 1:18 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 5:18 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 6:18 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 8:18 AM | 12 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 6:18 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
Cape Verde at a glance
- Capital
- Praia
- Population
- 491,233
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Questions about time in Cape Verde
- What time is it in Cape Verde right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:18 PM CVT (UTC-01:00) in Cape Verde.
- How many time zones does Cape Verde have?
- Cape Verde uses one time zone, Cape Verde Standard Time (IANA ID Atlantic/Cape_Verde).
- Does Cape Verde observe daylight saving time?
- No. Cape Verde does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-1 all year.