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Africa/Cairo

Africa/Cairo is the IANA time zone for Egypt.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 EEST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+02:00
Daylight offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
Daylight saving time from the last Friday in April at 00:00 to the last Thursday in October at 24:00 (local time).

Next clock changes

  • Friday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00: back to UTC+2 (EEST → EET)
  • Friday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00: forward to UTC+3 (EET → EEST)

Names

Generic name
Eastern European Time
Abbreviation
EET / EEST
Standard / daylight
Eastern European Standard Time / Eastern European Summer Time
Aliases
Egypt (old ids that resolve to Africa/Cairo)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Cairo' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Cairo')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Cairo';

Cities in Africa/Cairo

Also in this zone: Shubrā al Khaymah, Port Said, Suez, Al Mansurah, Al Maḩallah al Kubrá, Tanta, Assiut, Al Fayyum, Al Khuşūş, Esna, Zagazig, Ismailia, Luxor, Kom Ombo, Aswān.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2010: UTC+2 and UTC+3 each year
  • 2011–2013: UTC+2
  • 2014: UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year
  • 2015–2022: UTC+2
  • 2023–2026: UTC+2 and UTC+3 each year

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