Cairo to Somerset West: time difference
Somerset West is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Somerset West, South Africa
37
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:01 · 13 h
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 12:28 12:28 PM Somerset West 11:28 11:28 AM You –:–
12:28 12:28 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:23
11:28 11:28 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:01
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−1 h
Somerset West is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Somerset West 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
🇿🇦 Somerset West
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 | 🇿🇦 Somerset West |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:28 | 11:28 |
| 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 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 55,166 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Cairo and Somerset West: common questions
How far behind Cairo is Somerset West?
Somerset West is 1 hour behind Cairo: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Somerset West?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Somerset West show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Somerset West?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Somerset West show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Somerset West are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Somerset West), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Somerset West?
Until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Somerset West. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Somerset West it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Somerset West the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Somerset West and Cairo will have the same time.
