Cairo to Istanbul: time difference
Cairo and Istanbul keep the same time. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how they sit against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cairo 07:04 7:04 AM Istanbul 07:04 7:04 AM You –:–
07:04 7:04 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
07:04 7:04 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
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same time
Istanbul is in the same time zone as Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Istanbul 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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:04 | 07:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | same time |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 15,701,602 |
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 Istanbul: common questions
Is Istanbul on the same time as Cairo?
Yes, right now the clocks in Istanbul and in Cairo show the same time (UTC+3).
When does the new day start in Istanbul compared with Cairo?
Right now at the same moment, because the clocks show the same time. This changes on October 29, 2026: Istanbul will be 1 hour ahead of Cairo, so for 1 hour each day the two places are on different dates.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Istanbul change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Cairo but not in Istanbul. From October 29, 2026, Istanbul will be 1 hour ahead of Cairo.
