Cairo to Richards Bay: time difference
Richards Bay is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Richards Bay, South Africa
45
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03 · 12 h 50 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 16:05 4:05 PM Richards Bay 15:05 3:05 PM You –:–
16:05 4:05 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:23
15:05 3:05 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03
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−1 h
Richards Bay is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Richards Bay 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
🇿🇦 Richards Bay
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 | 🇿🇦 Richards Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:05 | 15:05 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 05:13 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 12 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 57,387 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Richards Bay: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Richards Bay?
The clocks in Richards Bay are 1 hour behind those in Cairo (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Richards Bay when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 8:00 AM in Richards Bay.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Richards Bay?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Richards Bay show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Richards Bay 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 Richards Bay.
When is it still the previous day in Richards Bay?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Richards Bay. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Richards Bay it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Richards Bay the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Richards Bay and Cairo will have the same time.
