Current time in the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone

Atlantic/Cape_Verde is an IANA time zone used in Cape Verde. It stays on UTC−1 all year.

Atlantic/Cape_Verde at a glance

Rules of the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone

This zone has a single offset, UTC−1, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.

Recent and upcoming changes in Atlantic/Cape_Verde

The base offset of this zone changed in 1975, from UTC−2 to UTC−1. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Where Atlantic/Cape_Verde is used

Atlantic/Cape_Verde is used in Cape Verde. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Praia

Atlantic/Cape_Verde compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC−1 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Atlantic/Cape_Verde today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Atlantic/Azores

Using Atlantic/Cape_Verde in software

Use the zone name Atlantic/Cape_Verde rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in Atlantic/Cape_Verde:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Cape_Verde', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Atlantic/Cape_Verde'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Atlantic/Cape_Verde')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Atlantic/Cape_Verde date

Plan around the time in Atlantic/Cape_Verde

• Convert a time to or from Atlantic/Cape_Verde: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Praia to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Atlantic/Cape_Verde and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.