Cairo to Tarifa: time difference
Tarifa 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 09:41 9:41 AM Tarifa 08:41 8:41 AM You –:–
09:41 9:41 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 18:28
08:41 8:41 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:28 · 🌙 19:51
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−1 h
Tarifa is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Tarifa 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
🇪🇸 Tarifa
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 | 🇪🇸 Tarifa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:41 | 08:41 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 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/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 08:28 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 18,657 |
Compare Cairo with another city
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Big time differences
Cairo and Tarifa: common questions
How far behind Cairo is Tarifa?
Tarifa is 1 hour behind Cairo: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Tarifa?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Tarifa show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Tarifa?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Tarifa show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Tarifa 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 Tarifa.
Until what time in Cairo is it still yesterday in Tarifa?
Before 1:00 AM in Cairo, the date in Tarifa has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Tarifa, it is already the next day in Cairo.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Tarifa 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, Tarifa will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
