Lesotho to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Lesotho. 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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Lesotho 05:48 5:48 AM Cairo 06:48 6:48 AM You –:–
05:48 5:48 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:16
06:48 6:48 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:31
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+1 h
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Lesotho.
When you, Lesotho 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
🇱🇸 Lesotho
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 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:48 | 06:48 |
| 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 Lesotho | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Maseru | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:39 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 12 h 37 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 2,007,201 | 9,120,350 |
Compare Lesotho with another city
More comparisons with Lesotho: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lesotho and Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between Lesotho and Cairo?
Cairo is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Lesotho is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lesotho, what time is it in Cairo?
At 9:00 AM in Lesotho, clocks in Cairo show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lesotho, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Lesotho, clocks in Cairo show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cairo from Lesotho?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lesotho – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cairo?
From 11:00 PM in Lesotho it is already the next day in Cairo. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous day in Lesotho.
Is the time difference between Lesotho 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 Lesotho will have the same time.
