What Timezone is Cape Verde In?

Timezone of Cape Verde UTC-01:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Cape Verde (UTC-01:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Cape Verde uses a single timezone: UTC-01:00. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Cape Verde (UTC-01:00) is 11:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Cape Verde time.

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Time difference between Cape Verde and major cities

City	Standard offset	Cape Verde is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	1 hour behind
New York	UTC-5	4 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	7 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	5 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	6.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	10 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	11 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Cape Verde in context

Cape Verde covers 4,033 km², making it the 167th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 122 people per km² ranks 75th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
Cape Verde has no land borders with other countries on this site.
With 491,233 people, Cape Verde holds about 0.1% of the population of Western Africa.
That is less than 0.1% of the Africa total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Monday.
Cape Verde is a member state of the United Nations.

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