Cairo to Skien: time difference
Skien is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 18:27 6:27 PM Skien 17:27 5:27 PM You –:–
18:27 6:27 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:24
17:27 5:27 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:04 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Skien is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Skien 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
🇳🇴 Skien
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 | 🇳🇴 Skien |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:27 | 17:27 |
| 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/Oslo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 08:04 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 10 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 56,769 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Skien: common questions
How far behind Cairo is Skien?
Skien is 1 hour behind Cairo: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Skien?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Skien show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Skien?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Skien show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Skien are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Skien), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Skien?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Skien. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Skien it is already the next day in Cairo.
Does the time gap between Cairo and Skien change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Cairo and in Skien change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Skien will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
