Time Zones in Egypt
Egypt spans one time zone (UTC+2) among the 2 cities tracked on Live Time Map. All of them observe daylight saving time. See the live local time for each city below, or use the interactive map to compare any of them against your own location.
Egypt facts
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +20
- Time zones on this site
- 1
Clock time and solar time in Egypt
A country's clocks are a political choice, not an astronomical one, so they rarely line up with its own sun. Measured against local solar time, the clock in Alexandria runs within a minute of the sun.
Solar noon there falls 0 minutes after 12:00 on the clock.
How much daylight changes through the year
Daylight is governed by latitude, not by the clock. Alexandria, at 31.2° north, gets 14 hours 11 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year and 10 hours 7 minutes on the shortest.
That swing is the same whatever the clock says, which is why daylight saving moves working hours around inside the day without creating a single extra minute of light.
Cities in Egypt
Want to compare a city here against your own location? Open the interactive world time zone map to pin it live.
Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does Egypt have?
Egypt uses a single time zone among the cities tracked here: UTC+2.
Does Egypt observe daylight saving time?
Yes, the cities tracked here all observe daylight saving time.
Do clocks in Egypt match the sun?
Clocks and the sun are not the same thing. In Cairo the clock runs 5 minutes behind local solar time, so midday on the clock is not the moment the sun is highest.
How much does daylight change through the year in Egypt?
In Alexandria, the longest day of the year has 14 hours 11 minutes of daylight and the shortest has 10 hours 7 minutes.