- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Cairo, Egypt
Africa/Cairo
Observatory log
Cairo, observed
- 01Time zone
Eastern European Summer Time
EEST · UTC+3 · IANA
Africa/Cairo- 02Daylight saving
Daylight saving time is in effect (EEST)
Last changeFriday, 24 April 2026 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 01:00 (EET → EEST).
Next changeFriday, 30 October 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 23:00 (EEST → EET).
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:55Sunset18:26Day length11 h 31 minSolar noon12:41
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Egypt is Friday and Saturday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Egypt
Egypt uses a single time zone: Africa/Cairo.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
30.05° N, 31.25° E · Al Qahirah
Differences
Cairo and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from CairoDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −2 h | |
 New York | −7 h | |
| Los Angeles | −10 h | |
| Chicago | −8 h | |
 São Paulo | −6 h | |
 Paris | −1 h | |
 Dubai | +1 h | |
 Mumbai | +2 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +5 h | |
 Hong Kong | +5 h | |
 Tokyo | +6 h |
Questions
Asked about Cairo
What time zone is Cairo in?
Cairo uses Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), UTC+3. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Cairo.
Does Egypt use daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Friday, 30 October 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 23:00 (EEST → EET).
When does the sun rise and set in Cairo today?
Today in Cairo the sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:26, giving 11 h 31 min of daylight.