Egypt uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Egypt
It's 7:47 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Egypt on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Egypt observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 30 April 2027 at 00:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Cairo
Alexandria
Giza
Shubrā al Khaymah
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-EG locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Egypt uses Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2) and reinstated summer time (UTC+3) in 2023. Summer time runs from the last Friday in April to the last Thursday in October.
Government offices and banks work Sunday to Thursday; Friday and Saturday are the weekend.
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, the Islamic New Year, the Prophet's Birthday and other holidays for Egypt, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Egypt time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 5:47 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 12:47 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:47 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 9:47 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 1:47 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 2:47 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 4:47 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 2:47 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
