Time in Cairo
It is 04:25 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Cairo. Cairo is in Egypt. Civil time uses the IANA zone Africa/Cairo at +03:00 from UTC (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Egypt’s DST has been repealed and restored more than once this decade.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+03:00
- Abbreviation
- EEST
- IANA
- Africa/Cairo
- DST
- in effect
Daylight saving in Cairo
Daylight saving is currently in effect, so Cairo is running one step ahead of its standard offset. Clocks in Cairo next go back on 29 October 2026 at 23:00 local time, moving from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00.
Daylight in Cairo today
The sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 18:58, giving 12 h 18 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:49, 50 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Cairo sits west of the 45° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Daylight
- 12 h 18 m
- Solar noon
- 12:49Solar 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
Related guides
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 04:25 in Cairo as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Cairo uses the IANA zone Africa/Cairo, currently +03:00.
- Which time zone is Cairo in?
- Cairo is in the EEST time zone (Africa/Cairo), currently +03:00. 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 +03:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Cairo is 15:00.
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