Time in Cairo
It is 13:54 on Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Cairo. Cairo is in Egypt. Civil time uses the IANA zone Africa/Cairo at +02:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Cairo uses Africa/Cairo. Egypt has restarted daylight saving in recent years, so the active UTC offset can shift between standard and summer time — check the live DST section on this page.
Government and business hours commonly fall around 09:00–16:00 or 17:00, with variation by sector. Europe overlaps strongly; US East Coast mornings arrive in the Cairo afternoon or evening.
Egypt’s DST has been repealed and restored more than once this decade. A recurring Outlook appointment with a floating Cairo offset will drift; bind Africa/Cairo.
Cairo time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- EET
- IANA
- Africa/Cairo
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Cairo
Cairo is currently on its standard offset. Clocks in Cairo next go forward on 30 April 2027 at 01:00 local time, moving from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00.
Daylight in Cairo today
The sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:08, giving 10 h 59 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:38, 21 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Cairo sits east of the 30° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Daylight
- 10 h 59 m
- Solar noon
- 11:38Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Cairo
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Cairo and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Cairo
- Population
- 9,801,536The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- Cairo Governorate
- Coordinates
- 30.0444° N, 31.2358° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Calling code
- +20Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Arabic
- Airports
- CAICairo InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Cairo local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cairo
- What time is it in Cairo right now?
- It is 13:54 in Cairo as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Cairo uses the IANA zone Africa/Cairo, currently +02:00.
- Which time zone is Cairo in?
- Cairo is in the EET time zone (Africa/Cairo), currently +02:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cairo shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
- Is Cairo ahead of or behind UTC?
- Cairo is currently at +02:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Cairo is 14:00.
Well-known places in Cairo
If you are checking the time in Cairo because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Great Pyramid of GizaRead more on Wikipedia
- The Great SphinxRead more on Wikipedia
- Egyptian MuseumRead more on Wikipedia