Egypt uses Eastern European Time (UTC+2) and brought back daylight saving time (UTC+3) in 2023. Clocks go forward on the last Friday of April and back on the last Thursday of October.
Current time in Egypt's cities
| City | Time now | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 13:50 | EEST (UTC+3) |
Time zones in Egypt
The IANA time zone database lists 1 zone for Egypt. Each has its own entry because its clock history differs, even where the current time is the same. The offsets below are for mid-January and mid-July 2027.
| IANA zone | Area | January 2027 | July 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
Africa/Cairo | Whole country | EET (UTC+2) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Clock changes in Egypt in 2026 and 2027
Africa/Cairo:
- At midnight between Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April 2026, clocks go forward to 01:00: EET (UTC+2) becomes EEST (UTC+3).
- At midnight between Thursday 29 October and Friday 30 October 2026, clocks go back to 23:00 on Thursday: EEST (UTC+3) becomes EET (UTC+2), and the hour before midnight happens twice.
- At midnight between Thursday 29 April and Friday 30 April 2027, clocks go forward to 01:00: EET (UTC+2) becomes EEST (UTC+3).
- At midnight between Thursday 28 October and Friday 29 October 2027, clocks go back to 23:00 on Thursday: EEST (UTC+3) becomes EET (UTC+2), and the hour before midnight happens twice.
Time difference between Egypt and major cities
How far each city is ahead of or behind Egypt, and how the gap changes when either side changes its clocks between now and the end of 2027.
| City | Now | Through 2026 and 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| London | 2 hours behind | 2 hours behind until 25 Oct 2026; 3 hours behind 25 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026; 2 hours behind 29 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027; 1 hour behind 28 Mar 2027 to 30 Apr 2027; 2 hours behind 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 1 hour behind 28 Oct 2027 to 31 Oct 2027; 2 hours behind from 31 Oct 2027 |
| New York | 7 hours behind | 7 hours behind until 29 Oct 2026; 6 hours behind 29 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026; 7 hours behind 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027; 6 hours behind 14 Mar 2027 to 30 Apr 2027; 7 hours behind 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 6 hours behind 28 Oct 2027 to 7 Nov 2027; 7 hours behind from 7 Nov 2027 |
| Los Angeles | 10 hours behind | 10 hours behind until 29 Oct 2026; 9 hours behind 29 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026; 10 hours behind 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027; 9 hours behind 14 Mar 2027 to 30 Apr 2027; 10 hours behind 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 9 hours behind 28 Oct 2027 to 7 Nov 2027; 10 hours behind from 7 Nov 2027 |
| Dubai | 1 hour ahead | 1 hour ahead until 29 Oct 2026; 2 hours ahead 29 Oct 2026 to 30 Apr 2027; 1 hour ahead 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 2 hours ahead from 28 Oct 2027 |
| Mumbai | 2½ hours ahead | 2½ hours ahead until 29 Oct 2026; 3½ hours ahead 29 Oct 2026 to 30 Apr 2027; 2½ hours ahead 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 3½ hours ahead from 28 Oct 2027 |
| Singapore | 5 hours ahead | 5 hours ahead until 29 Oct 2026; 6 hours ahead 29 Oct 2026 to 30 Apr 2027; 5 hours ahead 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 6 hours ahead from 28 Oct 2027 |
| Tokyo | 6 hours ahead | 6 hours ahead until 29 Oct 2026; 7 hours ahead 29 Oct 2026 to 30 Apr 2027; 6 hours ahead 30 Apr 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 7 hours ahead from 28 Oct 2027 |
| Sydney | 8 hours ahead | 8 hours ahead until 29 Oct 2026; 9 hours ahead 29 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027; 8 hours ahead 4 Apr 2027 to 30 Apr 2027; 7 hours ahead 30 Apr 2027 to 3 Oct 2027; 8 hours ahead 3 Oct 2027 to 28 Oct 2027; 9 hours ahead from 28 Oct 2027 |