Updated Aug 2026

Current Time in , Egypt

Check the current local time in , Egypt. uses the Africa/Cairo time zone, with EET (UTC +2:00) during standard time and EEST (UTC +3:00) during daylight saving time.

Sunrise today

6:30 PM

Sunset today

7:26 AM

Day length

12h 56m

Population

9.5 M

Coordinates: 30.0444° N, 31.2357° E · Elevation: 23 m · Sun data calculated for today, August 27, 2026

, Egypt — Live Clock

1:25:41 AM

EEST Live timezone

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Time Zone

Africa/Cairo

, Egypt

Current zone: EEST

Source: IANA Time Zone Database

Standard Time

EET

UTC +2:00

Used outside daylight saving time

Daylight Time

EEST

UTC +3:00

Observed during daylight saving time

Next DST Change

Follows local rules

Exact upcoming date unavailable

This city’s business rhythm

Cairo — EET, Egypt reinstated DST in 2023

Cairo runs on EET (Eastern European Time, UTC+2) in winter and EEST (UTC+3) in summer. Egypt reintroduced DST in 2023 after having abolished it in 2014-2019. EGX (Egyptian Exchange) trading runs 10 AM - 2:30 PM EET/EEST. Weekly business rhythm follows Sunday-Thursday.

Regional context

Timezones across Africa

Africa spans multiple timezones from UTC+0 (Ghana, Senegal, coastal West Africa) through UTC+2 (South Africa, Egypt, most of central and southern Africa) to UTC+3 (East Africa — Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania). None of the major economies observe DST — Morocco and Egypt have flipped in and out over the years. Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt anchor the regional business days across three fixed offsets.

About Time: EET & EEST

Check the current local time in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo uses the Africa/Cairo time zone (EET, UTC+2) and observes daylight saving time (EEST, UTC+3) part of the year. Use this page to see the exact current time in Cairo and plan calls or meetings across time zones.