Time in Egypt
Egypt keeps one time: Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at midnight on the last Friday in April and back one hour at midnight on the last Friday in October. Egypt borders Sudan, Israel, Libya, and Palestinian Territory. Its capital is Cairo.
- Population
- 98,423,595 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 386,662 sq mi (1,001,450 km²)
- Currency
- Pound (EGP)
- Languages
- Arabic (Egypt), English, French
- Calling code
- +20
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- EG
- Coordinates (central point)
- 26.824388, 29.464139
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Al Mansurah, Al Mahallah al Kubra, Tanta, and Assiut all keep Eastern European Time, like the rest of Egypt.
Daylight saving time in Egypt
- Eastern European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at midnight on the last Friday in April and back one hour at midnight on the last Friday in October.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | UTC+2 all year | same time in January, 1 hour behind in July |
| Sudan | UTC+2 all year | same time in January, 1 hour behind in July |
| Israel | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| Palestinian Territory | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.