Current time in Egypt
Local time in Egypt
The time in Egypt is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Columbus. The current timezone in Egypt is Eastern European Time (EET). Egypt is currently observing Standard Time (DST) also known as winter time. Daylight Saving Time in Egypt starts at April 24, 2025.
Details for the time in Egypt
| Current time | 6:18 p.m.
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| Time zone |
Eastern European Time (EET)
DST: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Cairo |
| Your time difference | 7 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+2 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Egypt Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Egypt uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Egypt.
| Last DST ended at |
Oct. 31, 2024 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
April 24, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 30, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
Egypt
Egypt uses Eastern European Time EET. EET is UTC +0200. Egypt's latitude and longitude is 30° 06' N and 31° 25' E. Therefore a two hours offset between EET and UTC is exactly as expected. There is no daylight savings time in Egypt. This might surprise you because Egypt’s latitude isn’t that low. In fact Egypt only recently stopped using daylight savings time. Before 2015 daylight savings time was used but not every year. Of course they might change their mind again, you should check this website before you go there in the future.
Important cities in Egypt
The current time in some important cities in Egypt is shown below.
Time in Egypt