Cairo to Afghanistan: time difference
Afghanistan is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 14:50 2:50 PM Afghanistan 17:20 5:20 PM You –:–
14:50 2:50 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:06
17:20 5:20 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 16:57
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+2 h 30 min
Afghanistan is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Afghanistan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇬 Cairo
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:50 | 17:20 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Apr 30, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 16:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 10 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 41,454,761 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Afghanistan: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cairo is Afghanistan?
The clocks in Afghanistan are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Cairo (UTC+4:30 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Afghanistan when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 11:30 AM in Afghanistan.
What time is it in Afghanistan at the end of the working day in Cairo?
The working day in Cairo ends at 6:00 PM; in Afghanistan it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Afghanistan overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Cairo, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Afghanistan.
When does the date change in Afghanistan compared with Cairo?
The new day starts in Afghanistan earlier: at 9:30 PM in Cairo it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Afghanistan, Cairo is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Afghanistan the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 30, 2027, Afghanistan will be 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Cairo.
