🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. 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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Cape Town 02:13 2:13 AM Cairo 03:13 3:13 AM You –:–
02:13 2:13 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
03:13 3:13 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
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+1 h
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cairo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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🇪🇬 Cairo
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:13 | 03:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 9,120,350 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Cairo: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Cairo?
Cairo is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cairo at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairo it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Cairo show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Cairo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Cairo?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Cairo has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cairo the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cairo and Cape Town will have the same time.
