Cairo — Africa/Cairo
The current local time in the Africa/Cairo IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Egypt. The zone is currently at UTC +03:00 · EEST and observes daylight saving time.
Africa/Cairo
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EEST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +03:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +02:00 · July offset +03:00
Countries using Africa/Cairo
Cairo vs. major cities
How far Cairo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Cairo, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Cairo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Cairo time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Cairo
Since 1970, Cairo has gone through 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 46 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 2023, is UTC +02:00 with UTC +03:00 in daylight saving time.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 24 April 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 00:00 → 01:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Friday, 30 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 00:00 → 23:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Friday, 30 April 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 00:00 → 01:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Friday, 29 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 00:00 → 23:00 | UTC +02:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–2010 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2011–2013 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2014 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Forward on the third Friday in May, back on the last Friday in June |
| 2015–2022 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2023–2026 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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