Cairo to Lucerne: time difference
Lucerne is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
42
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51 · 11 h 13 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cairo 06:47 6:47 AM Lucerne 05:47 5:47 AM You –:–
06:47 6:47 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
05:47 5:47 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51
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−1 h
Lucerne is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Lucerne 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
🇨🇭 Lucerne
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 | 🇨🇭 Lucerne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:47 | 05:47 |
| 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 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 81,284 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Lucerne: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Lucerne?
The clocks in Lucerne 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 Lucerne?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Lucerne show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Lucerne at the end of the working day in Cairo?
The working day in Cairo ends at 6:00 PM; in Lucerne it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Lucerne are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lucerne), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Lucerne compared with Cairo?
The new day starts in Lucerne later: until 1:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lucerne, Cairo is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Lucerne change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Cairo and in Lucerne change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Lucerne will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
