Current time in Cairo
Egypt · Africa/Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
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- Time zone
- EEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- vs Wales
- +2h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Africa/Cairo
Current difference
Next change 29 Oct 2026
Cairo compared with Wales
Live difference between Cairo and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Cairo runs 2 hours ahead of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 14:00 in Cairo. Because Cairo also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Cairo
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
Compare Cairo with…
Nearby & related cities
Other places in Egypt and in time zones close to Cairo.
Cairo time, questions
- What time is it in Cairo right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cairo, Egypt, updating every second. Cairo uses the Africa/Cairo time zone, currently EEST (UTC+3).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Cairo?
- Cairo is currently 2 hours ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 14:00 in Cairo. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cairo changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 29 October 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+3 to UTC+2.
- What time zone is Cairo in?
- Cairo is in the Africa/Cairo time zone of the IANA database, shown as EEST and equal to UTC+3.
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