Istanbul to El Gouna: time difference
El Gouna is 1 h behind Istanbul. 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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Istanbul 13:32 1:32 PM El Gouna 12:32 12:32 PM You –:–
13:32 1:32 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
12:32 12:32 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:00
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−1 h
El Gouna is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and El Gouna are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇪🇬 El Gouna
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 | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇪🇬 El Gouna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:32 | 12:32 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Apr 30, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:00 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 15,000 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and El Gouna: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is El Gouna?
El Gouna is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in El Gouna?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in El Gouna show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in El Gouna?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in El Gouna show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Istanbul and El Gouna are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in El Gouna), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Istanbul is it still yesterday in El Gouna?
Before 1:00 AM in Istanbul, the date in El Gouna has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in El Gouna, it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and El Gouna the same all year?
No. Only El Gouna switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 30, 2027, El Gouna and Istanbul will have the same time.
