Cairo to Locarno: time difference
Locarno is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Locarno, Switzerland
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37 · 10 h 52 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 18:30 6:30 PM Locarno 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
18:30 6:30 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:24
17:30 5:30 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Locarno is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Locarno 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
🇨🇭 Locarno
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 | 🇨🇭 Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:30 | 17:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 06:59 | 07:45 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 16,000 |
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Cairo and Locarno: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Locarno?
The clocks in Locarno are 1 hour behind those in Cairo (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Locarno when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 8:00 AM in Locarno.
What time is it in Locarno at the end of the working day in Cairo?
The working day in Cairo ends at 6:00 PM; in Locarno it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Locarno overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Locarno.
Until what time in Cairo is it still yesterday in Locarno?
Before 1:00 AM in Cairo, the date in Locarno has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Locarno, it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Locarno 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, Locarno will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
