What time is it in Egypt?

The zones

The time zone of Egypt

Identifiers as the IANA time zone database defines them, which is the database every operating system and browser resolves a zone against.

Africa/Cairo

UTC+02:00UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00 in summer

Summer time

When the clocks change in Egypt

The dates below are for Africa/Cairo in 2026, read from the time zone database rather than from a remembered rule.

23 Apr

Clocks go forward by 60 minutes, to UTC+03:00.

29 Oct

Clocks go back by 60 minutes, to UTC+02:00.

The light

Sunrise and sunset in Cairo

Computed for 30.04, 31.24 at sea level, in Africa/Cairo, on the four days that mark the year. Times are to the nearest minute and take no account of terrain.