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Current Time in Cairo

Egypt

Local Time Now

06:27:21

Tuesday, 08 September 2026

EEST +03:00 DST Active
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
Africa/Cairo
UTC Offset
+03:00
Abbreviation
EEST
DST
Active
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Time Differences from Cairo

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 23:27:21 -04:00
London 04:27:21 +01:00
Paris 05:27:21 +02:00
Dubai 07:27:21 +04:00
Singapore 11:27:21 +08:00
Tokyo 12:27:21 +09:00
Sydney 13:27:21 +10:00
Los Angeles 20:27:21 -07:00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cairo is in the Africa/Cairo time zone (EEST), which is UTC+03:00.
The current time in Cairo is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Yes, Cairo is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST). Clocks are currently set 1 hour forward from standard time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Cairo is Africa/Cairo. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of +03:00 means that Cairo's local time is +03:00 ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Cairo is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST). The clocks are set one hour forward from the standard offset, which means longer evening daylight. When DST ends, the offset will revert to standard time.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Cairo (Africa/Cairo) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in Africa/Cairo expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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More Questions About Cairo Time

The current local time in Cairo is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the Africa/Cairo time zone with offset +03:00.
Yes. The Africa/Cairo time zone is currently observing Daylight Saving Time. During DST the clocks are advanced by one hour, giving the city a longer evening of natural daylight. When DST ends, the offset will fall back to the standard value.
Cairo is currently at UTC+03:00. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Cairo is Africa/Cairo. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.