🇪🇬 Al Qahirah, Egypt
Current local time in Cairo
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Cairo, Egypt is 14:26 (Africa/Cairo, UTC+03:00). Egypt observes daylight saving time and is currently on daylight saving time.
Africa/Cairo · GMT+3 · UTC+03:00
3h ahead of your local time.
Time zone
Africa/Cairo (GMT+3)
UTC offset
UTC+03:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 29 Oct 2026, 23:00 to UTC+02:00
Daylight
07:05 18:11 11h 6m
Cairo on the map
Time difference from Cairo
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Cairo time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Cairo in?
- Cairo uses the Africa/Cairo time zone, currently GMT+3 (UTC+03:00).
- Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cairo is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 29 October 2026.
- What is the time difference between Cairo and UTC?
- Cairo is UTC+03:00, so local time is +03:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.