Cairo to Potsdam: time difference
Potsdam is 1 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 08:21 8:21 AM Potsdam 07:21 7:21 AM You –:–
08:21 8:21 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
07:21 7:21 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Potsdam is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Potsdam 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
🇩🇪 Potsdam
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 | 🇩🇪 Potsdam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:21 | 07:21 |
| 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 178,089 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Potsdam: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Potsdam?
The clocks in Potsdam 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 Potsdam?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Potsdam show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Potsdam?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Potsdam show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Potsdam 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 Potsdam.
When is it still the previous day in Potsdam?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Potsdam. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Potsdam it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Potsdam 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, Potsdam will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
