Cairo to London: time difference
London is 2 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 00:01 12:01 AM London 22:01 10:01 PM You –:–
00:01 12:01 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:06
22:01 10:01 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 16:28
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−2 h
London is 2 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and London 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
🇬🇧 London
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:01 | 22:01 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Apr 30, 01:00 | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 16:28 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 8,908,083 |
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 London: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is London?
The clocks in London are 2 hours behind those in Cairo (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in London show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in London?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in London show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cairo and in London overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in London.
When does the date change in London compared with Cairo?
The new day starts in London later: until 2:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in London, Cairo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cairo and London the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From March 28, 2027, London will be 1 hour behind Cairo.
