Africa/Cairo • live clock
Current time in Cairo, Egypt
Eastern European Time alternates between EET (UTC+2) and EEST (UTC+3). The live clock for Cairo, Egypt applies the correct seasonal rule automatically. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Africa/Cairo at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Time-zone name
- Eastern European Time (EET)
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Seasonal offset
- UTC+3 (EEST)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- Egypt
When clocks change in Cairo, Egypt
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
| April 29, 2027 at 10:00 PM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 28, 2027 at 9:00 PM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
Places that use Africa/Cairo
Africa/Cairo covers Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Shubrā al Khaymah. Its country relationships are Egypt.
Time difference between Cairo, Egypt and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 2 hours behind |
| New York | America/New_York | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 10 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 2 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 8 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Cairo, Egypt
These zones share UTC+2 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.