§ 01EG · MENA
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo reinstated DST in 2023 after a decade without it, swinging between UTC+2 and UTC+3. The EGX opens at 10:00. Friday and Saturday are the official weekend in Egypt — counterparties scheduling calls from Western Monday should note Sunday is a working day.
Cairo · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC12h 10m of light
Sunrise
03:42 UTC
Solar noon
09:47 UTC
Sunset
15:53 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into Africa/Cairo.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Solar noon
- 12:47
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Day length
- 12h 10m
Conventional business hours
09:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveNight
+24°C
Clear
Feels like
24°
Wind
5 km/h N
Humidity
77%
Pressure
1,015 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 19 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Summer Time (GMT+3)
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- IANA identifier
- Africa/Cairo
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around April 24 and back around October 30.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London+2 h
New York+7 h
Tokyo−6 h
Dubai−1 h
Singapore−5 h
Sydney−7 h
Hours are Cairo's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Cairo in?
- Cairo is in the Eastern European Summer Time zone (GMT+3), currently UTC+03:00.
- Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around April 24 and back around October 30.
- What is Cairo's UTC offset right now?
- Cairo is currently UTC+03:00 (GMT+3).
- What is the time difference between Cairo and London?
- Cairo is 2 hours ahead of London right now.
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