Current time in Cairo, Egypt

 

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    1. Read the time in Cairo

      The big digits show the current time there, with the seconds, and the date below.

    2. See the gap with you

      The line under the date says how many hours Cairo is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.

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    Time zone in Cairo

    Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) in winter and switches to Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Africa/Cairo: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.

    Clock changes in Cairo:

    • 2026: forward 1 h on Friday, April 24, 2026 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Thursday, October 29, 2026 (12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM).
    • 2027: forward 1 h on Friday, April 30, 2027 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Thursday, October 28, 2027 (12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM).

    Egypt brought back daylight saving time in 2023: clocks go forward at midnight on the last Friday of April and back at midnight at the end of the last Thursday of October.

    By the sun, noon in Cairo falls at about 11:55 AM in winter and 12:55 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 31.24° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Cairo.

    Time difference with major cities

    When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Cairo, it is:

    CityJanuaryJuly
    New York5:00 AM5:00 AM
    Los Angeles2:00 AM2:00 AM
    London10:00 AM10:00 AM
    Paris11:00 AM11:00 AM
    Tokyo7:00 PM6:00 PM
    Sydney9:00 PM7:00 PM

    The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Cairo changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for a few weeks a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.

    Best time to call Cairo from New York

    To reach someone at work in Cairo from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cairo.

    For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.

    Questions

    What time zone is Cairo in?

    Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, EET), and on Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) in summer. The time zone identifier is Africa/Cairo.

    Does Cairo have daylight saving time?

    Yes. In 2027, clocks go forward on Friday, April 30, 2027 and back on Thursday, October 28, 2027.

    What is the time difference between Cairo and New York?

    Cairo is 7 h ahead of New York for most of the year. For 56 days a year it is 6 h ahead of New York, because the two cities do not change their clocks on the same dates.

    Is the time shown for Cairo exact?

    Yes. It comes from your device’s clock, converted with the official time zone rules for Africa/Cairo. If your own clock is a few seconds off, the time shown for Cairo is off by the same amount.

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