Frankfurt to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Frankfurt. 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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Frankfurt 03:55 3:55 AM Cairo 04:55 4:55 AM You –:–
03:55 3:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:47
04:55 4:55 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
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+1 h
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Frankfurt.
When you, Frankfurt 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
🇩🇪 Frankfurt
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
🇪🇬 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 | 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:55 | 04:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Frankfurt | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:39 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:47 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 701,350 | 9,120,350 |
Compare Frankfurt with another city
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Frankfurt and Cairo: common questions
How far ahead of Frankfurt is Cairo?
Cairo is 1 hour ahead of Frankfurt: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Frankfurt, what time is it in Cairo?
At 9:00 AM in Frankfurt, clocks in Cairo show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Frankfurt, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Frankfurt, clocks in Cairo show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cairo from Frankfurt?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Frankfurt – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Frankfurt is it tomorrow in Cairo?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Frankfurt, the date in Cairo has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day in Frankfurt.
Is the time difference between Frankfurt and Cairo 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, Cairo will be 2 hours ahead of Frankfurt.
