Cairo to Sun City: time difference
Sun City is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Sun City, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:19 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 14:26 2:26 PM Sun City 13:26 1:26 PM You –:–
14:26 2:26 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:23
13:26 1:26 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Sun City is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Sun City 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
🇿🇦 Sun City
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 | 🇿🇦 Sun City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:26 | 13:26 |
| 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 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 1,556 |
Compare Cairo with another city
More comparisons with Cairo: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cairo and Sun City: common questions
How many hours behind Cairo is Sun City?
The clocks in Sun City are 1 hour behind those in Cairo (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Sun City when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 8:00 AM in Sun City.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Sun City?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Sun City show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Sun City are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sun City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cairo is it still yesterday in Sun City?
Before 1:00 AM in Cairo, the date in Sun City has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Sun City, it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Sun City the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Sun City and Cairo will have the same time.
