Cairo to Basel: time difference
Basel is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland
22
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53 · 11 h 12 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cairo 08:19 8:19 AM Basel 07:19 7:19 AM You –:–
08:19 8:19 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
07:19 7:19 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:53
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−1 h
Basel is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Basel 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
🇨🇭 Basel
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 | 🇨🇭 Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:19 | 07:19 |
| 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 174,491 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Basel: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Basel?
The clocks in Basel are 1 hour behind those in Cairo (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Basel?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Basel show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Basel?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Basel show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Basel from Cairo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cairo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Basel – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cairo is it still yesterday in Basel?
Before 1:00 AM in Cairo, the date in Basel has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Basel, it is already the next day in Cairo.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Basel change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Cairo and in Basel change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Basel will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
