Use this CAT to PDT time converter to compare South Africa and US West Coast time instantly. PDT is 9 hours behind CAT, so 9:00 AM CAT becomes 12:00 AM PDT and 5:00 PM CAT becomes 8:00 AM PDT. The page is useful for business-hours overlap, international calls, remote-team handoffs, webinars, and travel planning, with daylight saving adjustments handled automatically.
Use this CAT to PDT converter to compare South Africa and US West Coast time, check the 9 hours gap, and confirm the right slot for calls, handoffs, and deadlines. Good overlap starts around 6:00 PM CAT / 9:00 AM PDT.
Converting between Central Africa Time and Pacific Daylight Time means accounting for a 9 hours gap — here's how to do it in under 10 seconds with no sign-up.
Pick the date and time in Central Africa Time (UTC +2) that you want to convert. Hit "Now" to load the current CAT time instantly, or use "+1h" to step forward and compare.
The equivalent Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7) time appears immediately. Since PDT is 9 hours behind of CAT, most daytime conversions stay on the same calendar day.
Click "Copy Time" to grab the PDT result for your calendar or message. Use "+1d" to check how the conversion shifts across dates — helpful for scheduling recurring South Africa–United States calls.
When someone in South Africa suggests 6:00 PM CAT, that's 9:00 AM PDT. This converter shows the overlap so both sides agree on one slot — no back-and-forth.
Late-night CAT times can land on a different date in PDT because of the 9 hours offset. The converter labels "next day" or "previous day" next to the result so you never send a message a day early or miss a deadline.
Daylight Saving adjustments can widen or narrow the CAT–PDT gap by an hour. During transition weeks many people get it wrong. This converter pulls the current UTC offsets automatically, so the result is right even on the changeover day.
Product launches, sports matches, and webinars are often announced in CAT. Convert the event time to PDT so you know exactly when to tune in — with a 9 hours difference, a morning event in South Africa hits the evening in United States.
Quick-reference conversion table covering every hour of the day at a glance.
Central Africa Time to Pacific Daylight Time full day schedule
| Central Africa Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
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| 12:00 AM |
3:00 PM
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| 1:00 AM |
4:00 PM
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| 2:00 AM |
5:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 3:00 AM |
6:00 PM
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| 4:00 AM |
7:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 5:00 AM |
8:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 6:00 AM |
9:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 7:00 AM |
10:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 8:00 AM |
11:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 9:00 AM |
12:00 AM
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| 10:00 AM |
1:00 AM
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| 11:00 AM |
2:00 AM
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| 12:00 PM |
3:00 AM
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| 1:00 PM |
4:00 AM
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| 2:00 PM |
5:00 AM
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| 3:00 PM |
6:00 AM
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| 4:00 PM |
7:00 AM
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| 5:00 PM |
8:00 AM
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| 6:00 PM |
9:00 AM
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| 7:00 PM |
10:00 AM
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| 8:00 PM |
11:00 AM
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| 9:00 PM |
12:00 PM
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| 10:00 PM |
1:00 PM
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| 11:00 PM |
2:00 PM
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US West Coast summer offset (mid-March to early November), UTC-7. During PDT, the 7-h gap with UTC / London simplifies daylight-hour overlap — 9 AM PT = 5 PM London (BST).
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