Africa/Cairo time zone

Africa/Cairo is an IANA time zone used in Egypt. It is on standard time now, UTC+2 (EET), until Friday, April 30, 2027.

Africa/Cairo at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+2
Standard time	UTC+2 (EET)
Daylight saving time	UTC+3 (EEST)
Abbreviations	EET, EEST
Used in	Egypt
Next clock change	Friday, April 30, 2027

Rules of the Africa/Cairo time zone

Standard time in Africa/Cairo is UTC+2 (EET). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+3 (EEST). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Africa/Cairo

Date	Change	New offset
Friday, April 25, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Thursday, October 30, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC+2
Friday, April 24, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Thursday, October 29, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC+2
Friday, April 30, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Thursday, October 28, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC+2
Friday, April 28, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC+3
Thursday, October 26, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM	UTC+2

Where Africa/Cairo is used

Africa/Cairo is used in Egypt. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Africa/Cairo compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	7 h behind	7 h behind	7 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	10 h behind	10 h behind	10 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	2 h behind
Paris (France)	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	1 h behind
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	2 h ahead	2 h ahead	1 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	3 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead	2 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	5 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	6 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	9 h ahead	9 h ahead	7 h ahead
UTC	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	3 h behind

Other zones on UTC+2 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Africa/Cairo today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using Africa/Cairo in software

Use the zone name Africa/Cairo rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in Africa/Cairo:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Africa/Cairo', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Africa/Cairo'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Africa/Cairo')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Africa/Cairo date

Plan around the time in Africa/Cairo

Convert a time to or from Africa/Cairo: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Cairo to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Africa/Cairo and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Africa/Cairo?

UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+2.

When does Africa/Cairo change clocks next?

The next change is on Friday, April 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM local time. The change after that is on Thursday, October 28, 2027.

What abbreviation does Africa/Cairo use?

EET in standard time and EEST during daylight saving time. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Africa/Cairo in software.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.