Current local time in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2), moving to UTC+3 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Eastern European Standard TimeIANA: Africa/Cairo
- UTC offset
- UTC+2 / UTC+3standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 29 October 2026Back 1 hour, 00:00 → 23:00
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- EgyptAfrica · capital city
- Population
- 9.6 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +20currency: Pound (EGP)
- Coordinates
- 30.06° N, 31.25° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Cairo today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Cairo
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Cairo | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| US New York | --:-- | 7h behind | 2h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 10h behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 6h behind | 3h |
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Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Cairo
Cairo switches between Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2) and Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3). Upcoming changes:
- Thursday, 29 October 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 00:00, to 23:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2)
- Friday, 30 April 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 00:00, to 01:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3)
- Thursday, 28 October 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 00:00, to 23:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2)
- Friday, 28 April 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 00:00, to 01:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Cairo
All of Egypt keeps the same standard time as Cairo (UTC+2).
Sunrise and sunset in Cairo, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:50 | 17:05 | 10h 15m |
| February | 06:45 | 17:31 | 10h 46m |
| March | 06:21 | 17:53 | 11h 32m |
| April | 05:44 | 18:13 | 12h 28m |
| May | 06:12 | 19:31 | 13h 19m |
| June | 05:54 | 19:51 | 13h 57m |
| July | 05:57 | 20:00 | 14h 03m |
| August | 06:13 | 19:48 | 13h 35m |
| September | 06:31 | 19:18 | 12h 47m |
| October | 06:48 | 18:41 | 11h 53m |
| November | 06:08 | 17:08 | 11h 00m |
| December | 06:33 | 16:54 | 10h 22m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 05m of daylight (sunrise 05:54, sunset 19:59). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 10h 12m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Cairo
What time zone is Cairo in?
Cairo uses the Africa/Cairo time zone (Eastern European Standard Time), UTC+2, and Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3, in summer.
Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Thursday, 29 October 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Cairo and New York?
Right now New York is 7h behind Cairo. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Cairo and London?
London is 2h behind Cairo right now. Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Cairo?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:54 and sets about 19:59 (14h 05m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:46 and sets about 16:59 (10h 12m).
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