Cairo to Zurich: time difference
Zurich is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
26
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50 · 11 h 12 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 07:56 7:56 AM Zurich 06:56 6:56 AM You –:–
07:56 7:56 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
06:56 6:56 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50
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−1 h
Zurich is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Zurich 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
🇨🇭 Zurich
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 | 🇨🇭 Zurich |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:56 | 06:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 443,037 |
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Cairo and Zurich: common questions
How far behind Cairo is Zurich?
Zurich is 1 hour behind Cairo: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Zurich when it is 9:00 AM in Cairo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, it is 8:00 AM in Zurich.
What time is it in Zurich when it is 6:00 PM in Cairo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, it is 5:00 PM in Zurich.
When do working hours in Cairo and in Zurich 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 Zurich.
When does the date change in Zurich compared with Cairo?
The new day starts in Zurich later: until 1:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Zurich, Cairo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Zurich 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, Zurich will be 2 hours behind Cairo.
