Cairo uses Africa/Cairo — UTC+02:00 (EET) in standard time and UTC+03:00 (EEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Cairo, Egypt. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Cairo's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Cairo uses UTC+02:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+03:00 (EEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Cairo is Africa/Cairo. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 24 April 2026 at 00:00 → 01:00
Fall back: 29 October 2026 at 00:00 → 23:00
Spring forward: 30 April 2027 at 00:00 → 01:00
Fall back: 28 October 2027 at 00:00 → 23:00
Spring forward: 28 April 2028 at 00:00 → 01:00
Fall back: 26 October 2028 at 00:00 → 23:00
Spring forward: 27 April 2029 at 00:00 → 01:00
Fall back: 25 October 2029 at 00:00 → 23:00
Alexandria, Giza, Port Said, Suez, Mansoura
Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP). Calling code: +20. Languages: Arabic.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. The city is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people.
Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c. 6000 years ago, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are today within the city.
Located near the Nile Delta, the predecessor city was Fustat. Thereafter, Cairo was founded in 969, and became the official seat and capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 973. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries).
Cairo has since become a longstanding centre of political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture. Cairo's historic center was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1979. The city is considered a regional center of finance and commerce, academics and the arts, and is home to the Cairo...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Cairo. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
9,606,916 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Cairo, Egypt.
Africa/Cairo · UTC+02:00 (EET).
Observes DST.
Egyptian Pound (EGP) · +20.
Giza, Zagazig, Tanta
Cairo International Airport (CAI) about 15.2 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 30.7°C and lows 17.8°C. Warmest month: June (average high 40.4°C); coolest month: January (average low 10.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Cairo's economy has traditionally been based on governmental institutions and services, with the modern productive sector expanding in the 20th century to include developments in textiles and food processing – specifically the production of sugar cane. As of 2005, Egypt has the largest non-oil based GDP in the Arab world. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Cairo · IANA zone: Africa/Cairo · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Cairo. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Cairo and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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