Cairo to Athens: time difference
Cairo and Athens keep the same time. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how they sit against your own time.
same time
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 06:46 6:46 AM Athens 06:46 6:46 AM You –:–
06:46 6:46 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
06:46 6:46 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:56
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same time
Athens is in the same time zone as Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Athens 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
🇬🇷 Athens
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
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:46 | 06:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | same time |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:29 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 3,090,508 |
Compare Cairo with another city
More comparisons with Cairo: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cairo and Athens: common questions
Is there a time difference between Cairo and Athens?
No – at the moment Cairo and Athens share the same time, UTC+3.
When does the new day start in Athens compared with Cairo?
Right now at the same moment, because the clocks show the same time. This changes on October 25, 2026: Athens will be 1 hour behind Cairo, so for 1 hour each day the two places are on different dates.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Athens change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Cairo and in Athens change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Athens will be 1 hour behind Cairo.
