Cairo
Egypt
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GMT+2 · UTC+2 8 hours difference
Chicago
United States
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CST · UTC-6 Convert Cairo (GMT+2) to Chicago (CST) Time — 8 hours apart
Africa/Cairo · GMT+2 · UTC+2 | America/Chicago · CST · UTC-6 · 8 hours difference · 357 cities · DST applies
24-Hour Overlap Timeline
✅ Overlap: 5:00 PM–6:00 PM in Cairo · 9:00 AM–10:00 AM in Chicago (1h window)
⚠ Cairo and Chicago observe daylight saving time — offset may vary by up to 1 hour seasonally
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| 🇪🇬 Cairo UTC+2 | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a |
| 🇺🇸 Chicago UTC-6 | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p |
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Key Facts: Cairo (GMT+2) vs Chicago (CST)
Time Gap
8h
Cairo ahead
May vary ±1h (DST)
DST Status
⏰ Cairo
Observes DST
⏰ Chicago: Observes DST
Cities in GMT+2
107
Largest: Cairo
20,296,000 pop.
Overlap Window
1h window
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (GMT+2)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (CST)
Find Cities in Cairo & Chicago Timezones
The GMT+2 and CST timezones are separated by 8 hours. Cairo is the largest city in the Africa/Cairo zone and Chicago is the largest in America/Chicago. Cairo observes daylight saving time — the difference may change by 1 hour seasonally. For scheduling between these regions, the key fact is: there are only 1 hour of mutual business-hours overlap.
Best Times to Schedule Calls: Cairo (GMT+2) ↔ Chicago (CST)
| Cairo (GMT+2) | Chicago (CST) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 4:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 1:00 AM | 5:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 2:00 AM | 6:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 3:00 AM | 7:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 4:00 AM | 8:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 5:00 AM | 9:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 7:00 AM | 11:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 AM | ❌ |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM | ❌ |
| 10:00 AM | 2:00 AM | ❌ |
| 11:00 AM | 3:00 AM | ❌ |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM | ❌ |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 AM | ❌ |
| 2:00 PM | 6:00 AM | ❌ |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 4:00 PM | 8:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM | ✅ |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 PM | ❌ |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ❌ |
| 10:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ❌ |
| 11:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ❌ |
Work hours defined as 09:00–18:00 local time. ✅ Both in work hours ⚠️ Borderline ❌ Outside work hours.
GMT+2 to CST: Complete 24-Hour Time Conversion Table
| Cairo (GMT+2) | Chicago (CST) | IST (UTC+5:30) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 4:00 PM −1 | 3:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 5:00 PM −1 | 4:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 6:00 PM −1 | 5:30 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 7:00 PM −1 | 6:30 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 8:00 PM −1 | 7:30 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 9:00 PM −1 | 8:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM −1 | 9:30 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 11:00 PM −1 | 10:30 AM |
| ← Date changes in Chicago → | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 6:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:30 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:30 AM |
IST (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30) shown as reference for Indian users. +1/−1 indicates a different calendar day.
107 Cities in Cairo (GMT+2) & 250 Cities in Chicago (CST) — Page 1 of 2
Cairo & 106 more — Cairo (GMT+2, UTC+2)
- Cairo, EG 20.3M
- Giza, EG 5.6M
- Alexandria, EG 4.9M
- Shubra al Khaymah, EG 1.0M
- Ashmun, EG 901K
- Sinnuris, EG 693K
- Dayrut, EG 654K
- Tukh, EG 627K
- Al Mansurah, EG 622K
- Halwan, EG 619K
- Al Mahallah al Kubra, EG 593K
- Shibin al Qanatir, EG 571K
- Abu Hummus, EG 569K
- Port Said, EG 524K
- Al Fayyum, EG 519K
Suez, EGAbu Tisht, EGAl Fashn, EGAkhmim, EGAl Maraghah, EGIsmailia, EGAl Bajur, EGAwsim, EGTala, EGTalkha, EGAsyut, EGMadinat as Sadis min Uktubar, EGDikirnis, EGAsh Shuhada', EGBirkat as Sab`, EGAz Zaqaziq, EGAl Waqf, EGAl `Ajami, EGAl Matariyah, EGShubrakhit, EGKafr Saqr, EGQillin, EGShibin al Kawm, EGAswan, EGTanta, EGAl `Ashir min Ramadan, EGDamanhur, EGAl Minya, EGBiyala, EGSaqultah, EGAl Ghardaqah, EGMallawi, EGFarshut, EGDamietta, EGLuxor, EGTimayy al Imdid, EGQina, EGSidfa, EGSuhaj, EGBani Suwayf, EGAl `Arish, EGAr Rahmaniyah, EGBanha, EGQalyub, EGKafr ash Shaykh, EGDisuq, EGBilbays, EGIdfu, EGRosetta, EGMit Ghamr, EGMunuf, EGFaqus, EGMatruh, EGIdku, EGKafr ad Dawwar, EGJirja, EGRa's Gharib, EGAl Jammaliyah, EGZifta, EGSamalut, EGAl Badrashayn, EGIbshaway, EGManfalut, EGRafah, EGMit Salsil, EGBani Mazar, EGMadinat as Sadat, EGAl Khankah, EGArmant, EGKafr az Zayyat, EGMaghaghah, EGSharm ash Shaykh, EGKawm Umbu, EGAbu Tij, EGBur Fu'ad, EG`Izbat al Burj, EGAl Qusiyah, EGKirdasah, EGIsna, EGAbnub, EGHihya, EGAl Minshah, EGAl Qurayn, EGAsh Shaykh Zuwayd, EGDalja, EGAbu Qurqas, EGSidi Barani, EGAs Saff, EGBiba, EGSamannud, EGAbu Za`bal, EGDandarah, EG
Chicago & 249 more — Chicago (CST, UTC-6)
- Chicago, US 8.5M
- Houston, US 6.0M
- Dallas, US 5.8M
- Minneapolis, US 2.9M
- St. Louis, US 2.1M
- San Antonio, US 2.1M
- Austin, US 1.9M
- Kansas City, US 1.7M
- Milwaukee, US 1.3M
- Nashville, US 1.2M
- Memphis, US 1.0M
- Oklahoma City, US 1.0M
- Fort Worth, US 941K
- New Orleans, US 919K
- Omaha, US 826K
McAllen, USBirmingham, USWinnipeg, CATulsa, USBaton Rouge, USReynosa, MXDes Moines, USHeroica Matamoros, MXWichita, USLittle Rock, USMadison, USDenton, USFayetteville, USPensacola, USArlington, USNuevo Laredo, MXHuntsville, USCorpus Christi, USJackson, USMobile, USSt. Paul, USLincoln, USSpringfield, USPlano, USLubbock, USDavenport, USShreveport, USRockford, USPeoria, USKilleen, USLaredo, USIrving, USRound Lake Beach, USMontgomery, USGarland, USAppleton, USGulfport, USLafayette, USGreen Bay, USFargo, USBrownsville, USClarksville, USCollege Station, USFrisco, USSioux Falls, USEvansville, USAmarillo, USGalveston, USMcKinney, USGrand Prairie, USWaco, USOverland Park, USCedar Rapids, USMurfreesboro, USAurora, USPanama City, USPiedras Negras, MXTuscaloosa, USOdessa, USCiudad Acuna, MXTopeka, USJoliet, USNaperville, USPasadena, USMesquite, USChampaign, USHouma, USBeaumont, USLake Charles, USOlathe, USMidland, USColumbia, USMetairie, USRacine, USBloomington, USCarrollton, USTyler, USIowa City, USNorman, USFort Smith, USLewisville, USAbilene, USPearland, USKenosha, USRound Rock, USTemple, USRochester, USIndependence, USDuluth, USRichardson, USMonroe, USThe Woodlands, USSt. Cloud, USBroken Arrow, USHarlingen, USMandeville, USLeague City, USPort Arthur, USElgin, USWaterloo, USSioux City, USLongview, USSugar Land, USEau Claire, USAuburn, USAllen, USLee's Summit, USEdinburg, USWichita Falls, USBowling Green, USCiudad Rio Bravo, MXSan Angelo, USBismarck, USNew Braunfels, USConroe, USLawrence, USEdmond, USSlidell, USAtascocita, USLa Crosse, USO'Fallon, USHoover, USLawton, USWaukegan, USJoplin, USSpringdale, USMission, USBryan, USFranklin, USDecatur, USBaytown, USBrooklyn Park, USCicero, USHattiesburg, USOwensboro, USFlorence, USPharr, USPlymouth, USJonesboro, USGeorgetown, USTexarkana, USFlower Mound, USAlton, USCedar Park, USHammond, USWoodbury, USSchaumburg, USEvanston, USSt. Joseph, USWausau, USAnniston, USArlington Heights, USOshkosh, USMansfield, USMissouri City, USJanesville, USSan Marcos, USDothan, USSherman, USBolingbrook, USAlexandria, USSheboygan, USLakeville, USRogers, USBlaine, USSt. Charles, USWaukesha, USAnkeny, USMaple Grove, USNorth Richland Hills, USConway, USWest Des Moines, USSpring Hill, USGrand Forks, USMichigan City, USGary, USValle Hermoso, MXDubuque, USShawnee, USEagan, USKankakee, USLeander, USSpring, USPalatine, USVictoria, US
⚠️ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Pair
| Timezone | DST? | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Cairo | Yes | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| America/Chicago | Yes | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
During DST periods the time difference between these zones may be 8 hours instead of 8 hours. Always verify the current offset if scheduling calls near clock-change dates.