Your time, clearly
When do the clocks change in Cairo?
October 29, 2026
Cairo
- UTC offset now
- 3 hours
- Current local time
- 05:01
- Clock direction
- Back
- Change
- 60 minutes
- Time zone name
- EEST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 7 hours ahead
Cairo changes its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Thursday, April 23, 2026. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- April 24, 2026 at 01:00
- UTC+2 → UTC+3; April 23, 2026 at 23:59 → April 24, 2026 at 01:00
- October 29, 2026 at 23:00
- UTC+3 → UTC+2; October 29, 2026 at 23:59 → October 29, 2026 at 23:00
- Where this time zone is used
- Egypt
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 22:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Cairo with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: April 23, 2026
- Cairo moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 22:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 30, 2025
- Cairo moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 21:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 24, 2025
- Cairo moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 22:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 31, 2024
- Cairo moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 21:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 25, 2024
- Cairo moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 22:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 26, 2023
- Cairo moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 21:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 2:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Cairo is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 3:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Cairo is 6 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 2:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Cairo is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 2:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Cairo is 7 hours ahead on this date.