What time is it in Cairo?
Cairo, Egypt, is in the Africa/Cairo timezone (UTC+3). The sun rises around 06:11 local time.
Cairo, UTC+3Africa/Cairo
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min
Cairo Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Cairo? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Cairo is UTC+3, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Cairo on your clock
Pick a time in Cairo and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Cairo at a glance
- Country
- Egypt
- Known locally as
- مصر
- Population
- 7,734,614
- Currency
- EGP
- Dialling code
- +20
- Languages
- Arabic
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 30.04, 31.24
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Cairo
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Cairo
Cairo keeps the Africa/Cairo timezone, UTC+3 right now. It observes daylight saving time, so the offset shifts between winter (UTC+2) and summer (UTC+3), the live clock above always uses the correct one. That makes Cairo 3 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Cairo, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 1 h overlap
- London, 6 h overlap
- Singapore, 4 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:11 and sets around 19:51 in Cairo. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Cairo →
It is currently week 31. The next clock change in Cairo lands on 29 October 2026, when clocks go back one hour. The city is also home to the Egyptian Exchange: is the EGX open right now?
Most offices in Cairo run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+3. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Cairo
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday.
- The working week runs Sunday to Thursday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Cairo in?
Cairo uses Africa/Cairo, which is UTC+3.
Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
The Africa/Cairo zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.