Cairo to Alicante: time difference
Alicante is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 07:59 7:59 AM Alicante 06:59 6:59 AM You –:–
07:59 7:59 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
06:59 6:59 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:33
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−1 h
Alicante is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Alicante 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
🇪🇸 Alicante
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇪🇸 Alicante |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:59 | 06:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 08:06 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 19:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 349,282 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Cairo and Alicante: common questions
How far behind Cairo is Alicante?
Alicante is 1 hour behind Cairo: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Alicante when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 8:00 AM in Alicante.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Alicante?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Alicante show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Alicante are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alicante), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Alicante?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Alicante. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alicante it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Alicante the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Alicante will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
