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Time zone in Egypt

Egypt uses a single time zone: Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) in winter and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer. Every clock in the country shows the same time.

Cairo lies at 31.2° east, where mean solar time is UTC+2:05 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 5 min of its standard time, so the sun is highest close to noon in winter, and about 1:00 PM in summer.

Daylight saving time in Egypt

Yes. Egypt moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Friday of April at 12:00 AM and back on the last Thursday of October at 12:00 PM (local time).

All coming change dates are on the Africa/Cairo page.

Clock history of Egypt

The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+2:05 in Cairo), which ended on September 30, 1900, when EET (UTC+2) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 44 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1940. The table summarises the clocks of Egypt year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Africa/Cairo.

Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.

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Time difference between Egypt and major cities

• In 2027, Egypt is 6 h ahead of New York from October 29 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
• In 2027, Egypt is 9 h ahead of Los Angeles from October 29 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
• In 2027, Egypt is 1 h ahead of London from March 28 to April 29 and from October 29 to October 30, instead of 2 h ahead of London as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
• In 2027, Egypt is on the same time as Berlin from March 28 to April 29 and from October 29 to October 30, instead of 1 h ahead of Berlin as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.

Office hours and calls

With JavaScript on, this line shows how Egypt’s office hours overlap yours today.

A 9-to-5 day in Egypt overlaps New York’s for 1 h in January (4:00 PM–5:00 PM Egypt time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Egypt it is 2:00 AM in New York.

A 9-to-5 day in Egypt overlaps London’s for 6 h in January (11:00 AM–5:00 PM Egypt time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Egypt it is 7:00 AM in London.

A 9-to-5 day in Egypt overlaps New Delhi’s for 4 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–1:30 PM Egypt time), 5 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Egypt it is 12:30 PM in New Delhi.

Mind the working week: in CLDR, the locale data used by phones and computers, Egypt’s weekend is Friday and Saturday, so the working week runs Sunday to Thursday. With a Monday-to-Friday partner, that leaves 4 shared working days a week.

Neighbouring time zones

The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Cairo and the difference now.

Same clock as Egypt

These places keep exactly the same time as Egypt all year under the current rules.

• CairoEG
• AlexandriaEG
• GizaEG
• Shubrā al KhaymahEG

Cities in Egypt

• Cairo
• Alexandria
• Giza
• Shubrā al Khaymah

Egypt at a glance

• CapitalCairo
• Population118,365,995
• Time zone IDAfrica/Cairo
• Standard timeEET (UTC+2)
• Daylight saving timeEEST (UTC+3)
• Calling code+20

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