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Africa/Cairo · EET (UTC+2)
IST is 3h 30m ahead · Compared to IST (India)
Cairo Time Zone — Africa/Cairo
EET/EEST · UTC+2 standard · UTC+3 summer
The Africa/Cairo timezone covers Egypt. It observes EET (UTC+2) in the standard period and EEST (UTC+3) when DST is in effect. For Indian users and remote workers, Cairo is currently IST is 3h 30m ahead — a key reference for scheduling calls and coordinating across time zones with India.
UTC Offset
UTC+2
Summer: UTC+3
IST Difference
IST is 3h 30m ahead
DST: IST is 2h 30m ahead
DST
Observed ✓
Starts 2026-04-24
Ends 2026-10-30
Cities in Dataset
187
1 country
Largest: Cairo (20.3M)
Primary City — Cairo
Cairo, Al Qāhirah, Egypt
Population 20,296,000
Coordinates 30.0444°N, 31.2358°E
Local time now —
IST equivalent —
Timezone Africa/Cairo
Capital status primary
All Cities in Africa/Cairo 187
Showing top 100 cities by population. Use the filter to search all 187 cities.
| # | City | State / Province | Country | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | Al Qāhirah | Egypt | 20.3M | primary |
| 2 | Giza | Al Jīzah | Egypt | 5.6M | admin |
| 3 | Alexandria | Al Iskandarīyah | Egypt | 4.9M | admin |
| 4 | Shubrā al Khaymah | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 1.0M | — |
| 5 | Ashmūn | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 901K | — |
| 6 | Sinnūris | Al Fayyūm | Egypt | 693K | — |
| 7 | Dayrūţ | Asyūţ | Egypt | 654K | — |
| 8 | Ţūkh | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 627K | — |
| 9 | Al Manşūrah | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 622K | admin |
| 10 | Ḩalwān | Al Qāhirah | Egypt | 619K | — |
| 11 | Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | Al Gharbīyah | Egypt | 593K | — |
| 12 | Shibīn al Qanāţir | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 571K | — |
| 13 | Abū Ḩummuş | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 569K | — |
| 14 | Port Said | Būr Sa‘īd | Egypt | 524K | admin |
| 15 | Al Fayyūm | Al Fayyūm | Egypt | 519K | admin |
| 16 | Suez | As Suways | Egypt | 517K | admin |
| 17 | Abū Ţisht | Qinā | Egypt | 515K | — |
| 18 | Al Fashn | Banī Suwayf | Egypt | 512K | — |
| 19 | Akhmīm | Sūhāj | Egypt | 483K | — |
| 20 | Al Marāghah | Sūhāj | Egypt | 433K | — |
| 21 | Ismailia | Al Ismā‘īlīyah | Egypt | 429K | admin |
| 22 | Al Bājūr | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 427K | — |
| 23 | Awsīm | Al Jīzah | Egypt | 416K | — |
| 24 | Talā | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 414K | — |
| 25 | Ţalkhā | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 414K | — |
| 26 | Asyūţ | Asyūţ | Egypt | 389K | admin |
| 27 | Madīnat as Sādis min Uktūbar | Al Jīzah | Egypt | 376K | — |
| 28 | Dikirnis | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 373K | — |
| 29 | Ash Shuhadā’ | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 358K | — |
| 30 | Birkat as Sab‘ | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 331K | — |
| 31 | Az Zaqāzīq | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 303K | admin |
| 32 | Al Waqf | Qinā | Egypt | 301K | — |
| 33 | Al ‘Ajamī | Al Iskandarīyah | Egypt | 300K | — |
| 34 | Al Maţarīyah | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 300K | — |
| 35 | Shubrākhīt | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 296K | — |
| 36 | Kafr Şaqr | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 295K | — |
| 37 | Qillīn | Kafr ash Shaykh | Egypt | 285K | — |
| 38 | Shibīn al Kawm | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 268K | admin |
| 39 | Aswān | Aswān | Egypt | 268K | admin |
| 40 | Ţanţā | Al Gharbīyah | Egypt | 254K | admin |
| 41 | Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 246K | — |
| 42 | Damanhūr | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 244K | admin |
| 43 | Al Minyā | Al Minyā | Egypt | 236K | admin |
| 44 | Biyalā | Kafr ash Shaykh | Egypt | 232K | — |
| 45 | Sāqultah | Sūhāj | Egypt | 228K | — |
| 46 | Al Ghardaqah | Al Baḩr al Aḩmar | Egypt | 214K | admin |
| 47 | Mallawī | Al Minyā | Egypt | 213K | — |
| 48 | Farshūţ | Qinā | Egypt | 208K | — |
| 49 | Damietta | Dumyāţ | Egypt | 207K | admin |
| 50 | Luxor | Al Uqşur | Egypt | 202K | admin |
| 51 | Timayy al Imdīd | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 202K | — |
| 52 | Qinā | Qinā | Egypt | 201K | admin |
| 53 | Şidfā | Asyūţ | Egypt | 201K | — |
| 54 | Sūhāj | Sūhāj | Egypt | 194K | admin |
| 55 | Banī Suwayf | Banī Suwayf | Egypt | 193K | admin |
| 56 | Al ‘Arīsh | Shamāl Sīnā’ | Egypt | 179K | admin |
| 57 | Ar Raḩmānīyah | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 176K | — |
| 58 | Banhā | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 158K | admin |
| 59 | Qalyūb | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 156K | — |
| 60 | Kafr ash Shaykh | Kafr ash Shaykh | Egypt | 147K | admin |
| 61 | Disūq | Kafr ash Shaykh | Egypt | 143K | — |
| 62 | Bilbays | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 141K | — |
| 63 | Idfū | Aswān | Egypt | 134K | — |
| 64 | Rosetta | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 126K | — |
| 65 | Mīt Ghamr | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 121K | — |
| 66 | Munūf | Al Minūfīyah | Egypt | 117K | — |
| 67 | Fāqūs | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 117K | — |
| 68 | Maţrūḩ | Maţrūḩ | Egypt | 109K | admin |
| 69 | Idkū | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 106K | — |
| 70 | Kafr ad Dawwār | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 105K | — |
| 71 | Jirjā | Sūhāj | Egypt | 103K | — |
| 72 | Ra’s Ghārib | Al Baḩr al Aḩmar | Egypt | 100K | — |
| 73 | Al Jammālīyah | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 98K | — |
| 74 | Ziftá | Al Gharbīyah | Egypt | 94K | — |
| 75 | Samālūţ | Al Minyā | Egypt | 91K | — |
| 76 | Al Badrashayn | Al Jīzah | Egypt | 90K | — |
| 77 | Ibshawāy | Al Fayyūm | Egypt | 86K | — |
| 78 | Manfalūţ | Asyūţ | Egypt | 83K | — |
| 79 | Rafaḩ | Shamāl Sīnā’ | Egypt | 81K | minor |
| 80 | Mīt Salsīl | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 80K | — |
| 81 | Banī Mazār | Al Minyā | Egypt | 80K | — |
| 82 | Madīnat as Sādāt | Al Buḩayrah | Egypt | 79K | — |
| 83 | Al Khānkah | Al Qalyūbīyah | Egypt | 78K | — |
| 84 | Armant | Qinā | Egypt | 76K | — |
| 85 | Kafr az Zayyāt | Al Gharbīyah | Egypt | 76K | — |
| 86 | Maghāghah | Al Minyā | Egypt | 76K | — |
| 87 | Sharm ash Shaykh | Janūb Sīnā’ | Egypt | 73K | — |
| 88 | Kawm Umbū | Aswān | Egypt | 72K | — |
| 89 | Abū Tīj | Asyūţ | Egypt | 71K | — |
| 90 | Būr Fu’ād | Būr Sa‘īd | Egypt | 70K | — |
| 91 | ‘Izbat al Burj | Ad Daqahlīyah | Egypt | 70K | — |
| 92 | Al Qūşīyah | Asyūţ | Egypt | 69K | — |
| 93 | Kirdāsah | Al Jīzah | Egypt | 69K | — |
| 94 | Isnā | Qinā | Egypt | 69K | — |
| 95 | Abnūb | Asyūţ | Egypt | 68K | — |
| 96 | Hihyā | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 67K | — |
| 97 | Al Minshāh | Sūhāj | Egypt | 65K | — |
| 98 | Al Qurayn | Ash Sharqīyah | Egypt | 64K | — |
| 99 | Ash Shaykh Zuwayd | Shamāl Sīnā’ | Egypt | 64K | minor |
| 100 | Daljā | Al Minyā | Egypt | 64K | — |
IST Conversion — EET ↔ IST Quick Reference
Based on current offset (UTC+2). When EEST is in effect (UTC+3), all IST times shift by +1h.
| Local Time (EET) | → | IST (India) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | → | 3:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | → | 9:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | → | 12:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | → | 3:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | → | 8:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | → | 12:30 AM (next day) |
⚠️ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Timezone
Africa/Cairo observes DST — the UTC offset (and therefore the IST offset) changes twice per year:
Standard Time (EET)
UTC+2
IST is IST is 3h 30m ahead
Until 2026-10-30
Daylight Time (EEST)
UTC+3
IST is IST is 2h 30m ahead
From 2026-04-24
Next clock change: 2026-04-24 — clocks spring forward +1h to EEST. Indian remote workers and BPO teams working with clients in this timezone: your scheduling window shifts by 60 minute on this date.