CVT — Cape Verde Time
UTC-1 with no daylight saving time — check what CVT means, where it’s used, and convert it to other time zones.
How to Convert CVT to Other Time Zones
Open the CVT converter page: Go to https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter/cvt-time-zone to load the visual comparison grid with Cape Verde Time (CVT) already shown as the base time zone. This page is useful when you need to line up calls, shipping updates, or remote work schedules involving Cape Verde, which runs on UTC−01:00 year-round.
Add comparison cities: Click + Add City and search for cities you actually work with, such as London for European business coordination, New York for transatlantic customer support, or Lisbon for Portugal–Cape Verde travel and trade links. Adding multiple rows lets you compare CVT directly against major commercial hubs that are commonly used for aviation, tourism, and offshore service coordination.
Select a time range on the grid: Click Select, then drag across the CVT row to highlight a block such as 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CVT; the purple selection will instantly show the equivalent times in every added city. For example, 9:00 AM CVT is 10:00 AM in London during standard time and 5:00 AM in New York during Eastern Standard Time, which helps confirm whether a morning meeting in Cape Verde is practical for teams in Europe but too early for the US East Coast.
Export or share the result: After selecting a range, use the export options for ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link. This is especially useful if you are sending a confirmed meeting window to a distributed team, because the exported event will appear in each participant’s local time automatically instead of forcing everyone to calculate UTC−01:00 manually.
About Cape Verde Time (CVT)
CVT stands for Cape Verde Time, the standard time used by Cape Verde, an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. Its exact offset is UTC−01:00, meaning local time in CVT is one hour behind Coordinated Universal Time.
Cape Verde uses CVT as its national standard time, and there is no separate daylight saving schedule currently in effect. Because the country is spread across Atlantic islands rather than multiple continental zones, a single national time standard simplifies domestic administration, airline scheduling, government operations, and tourism services.
In practical terms, CVT is 1 hour behind UTC, 1 hour behind GMT/UTC+0 locations such as London in winter, and 4 hours behind Central European Time in winter when compared with UTC+1 regions. That means when it is 12:00 noon in UTC, it is 11:00 AM in Cape Verde; when it is 9:00 AM in CVT, it is 10:00 AM in London during winter and 11:00 AM in much of Western Europe when daylight saving is active there.
The abbreviations AZOT, EGT, and military time zone letter N also share the same UTC−01:00 offset, but they are not interchangeable in every context. CVT specifically refers to the legal civil time used in Cape Verde, while the other abbreviations are used in different geographic or technical settings.
CVT and Daylight Saving Time
Cape Verde Time does not currently observe daylight saving time, so CVT stays at UTC−01:00 all year. For the current year, there are no DST start or end dates, no seasonal clock changes, and no switch to a summer-time abbreviation.
This means CVT remains stable while many comparison zones move around it during the year. For example, London shifts between GMT (UTC+0) and BST (UTC+1), and New York shifts between EST (UTC−5) and EDT (UTC−4), so the time difference between Cape Verde and those places changes seasonally even though Cape Verde itself does not.
That stability is useful for recurring coordination. A business in Cape Verde scheduling weekly calls with Europe, North America, or West Africa does not need to adjust local clocks, but it still needs to watch foreign DST transitions such as the last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October in much of Europe, or the second Sunday in March and first Sunday in November in the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does CVT stand for?
CVT stands for Cape Verde Time, the civil time standard used in Cape Verde. It is set at UTC−01:00, so local time is always one hour behind Coordinated Universal Time.
Is CVT the same as GMT?
No, CVT is not the same as GMT. GMT is UTC+0, while CVT is UTC−01:00, so Cape Verde Time is one hour behind Greenwich Mean Time; when it is 3:00 PM GMT, it is 2:00 PM CVT.
Which cities use CVT?
CVT is used in Cape Verde, but the country’s principal cities were not listed in your source data for this page. In practice, the time zone applies across the country’s inhabited islands, including major administrative and commercial centers such as Praia, because Cape Verde uses a single national time standard.
What is the UTC offset for CVT?
The UTC offset for CVT is −01:00. This means you subtract one hour from UTC to get Cape Verde local time, so 18:00 UTC becomes 17:00 CVT.
When does CVT change?
CVT does not currently change during the year, because Cape Verde does not observe daylight saving time. For the current year, there are no DST transition dates, no spring-forward change, and no fall-back change.
Is CVT the same as UTC−1?
Yes, CVT is a time zone with the same offset as UTC−01:00. However, the label CVT is specifically used for Cape Verde Time, while other labels such as AZOT, EGT, or N may also represent the same numeric offset in different regional or technical contexts.
How far behind UTC is Cape Verde Time?
Cape Verde Time is 1 hour behind UTC. If it is 00:00 UTC, then it is 11:00 PM CVT on the previous calendar day, which is important when scheduling overnight flights, hotel check-ins, or deadline-based remote work across continents.
Does CVT ever switch to a summer time abbreviation?
No, Cape Verde Time does not currently switch to a summer-time abbreviation. The country remains on CVT (UTC−01:00) throughout the year, which makes recurring scheduling simpler than in regions where clocks change in March and October or March and November.