Current Time in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world, keeps Eastern European Time (EET), a fixed UTC+2 offset based on the Africa/Cairo timezone identifier. Egypt abolished daylight saving time in 2014, and a brief plan to reinstate it in 2023 was cancelled before taking effect, so the country has remained on standard time year-round since then. Cairo sits on the banks of the Nile, a short drive from the Giza pyramid complex.
Cairo time vs major cities
| City | Difference from Cairo |
|---|---|
| Istanbul ๐น๐ท | +1 hour |
| Jerusalem ๐ฎ๐ฑ | Same time (winter) / +1 hour (summer) |
| London ๐ฌ๐ง | โ2 hours (winter) / โ1 hour (summer) |
| New York ๐บ๐ธ | โ7 hours (winter) / โ6 hours (summer) |
| New Delhi ๐ฎ๐ณ | +3h 30m (year-round) |
| Dubai ๐ฆ๐ช | +2 hours (year-round) |
Nearby cities & time zones
Frequently asked questions
Cairo is in the Eastern European Time zone (EET), using the IANA timezone identifier Africa/Cairo, at a fixed UTC+2 offset.
No, not currently. Egypt abolished daylight saving time in 2014. A planned reintroduction in 2023 was cancelled shortly before it took effect, so Cairo has stayed on standard UTC+2 year-round since 2014.
Not always โ Cairo stays fixed at UTC+2, while Istanbul is fixed at UTC+3, so Istanbul is consistently 1 hour ahead of Cairo.
Cairo is always UTC+2, with no seasonal change.