Current time in Cairo, Egypt

11:43:22 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Cairo is on Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3. It observes daylight saving time.

About 9.6 million people live in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Scheduled flights use Cairo International Airport (CAI, 15 km away) and Sphinx International Airport (SPX, 34 km away).

Time zone: Africa/Cairo
UTC offset now: UTC+3
Daylight saving time: In effect now
Sunrise today: 7:03 AM
Sunset today: 6:14 PM
Daylight: 11 h 11 min
Population: 9,606,916
Currency: Pound (EGP)
Dialing code: +20
Languages (country): Arabic, English
Next clock change: Clocks fall back 1 hour on Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM local (UTC+3 to UTC+2)
Airports: CAI 15 km · SPX 34 km

Cairo · nominal UTC+2 band · night shaded

Cities near Cairo

Tel Aviv10:43 AM · −1 h404 km away
Jerusalem10:43 AM · −1 h423 km away
Amman11:43 AM · ±0 h494 km away
Beirut10:43 AM · −1 h585 km away
Athens10:43 AM · −1 h1,120 km away
Istanbul11:43 AM · ±0 h1,235 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 30.06°, 31.25° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.