London to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 2 h ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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London 03:28 3:28 AM Cairo 05:28 5:28 AM You –:–
03:28 3:28 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 16:27
05:28 5:28 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:06
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+2 h
Cairo is 2 h ahead of London.
When you, London 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
🇬🇧 London
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:28 | 05:28 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from London | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | On standard time → UTC+3, Apr 30, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 16:27 | 17:06 |
| Daylight | 9 h 24 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 9,120,350 |
Compare London with another city
More comparisons with London: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
London and Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between London and Cairo?
Cairo is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while London is on UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in London, what time is it in Cairo?
At 9:00 AM in London, clocks in Cairo show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Cairo when it is 6:00 PM in London?
When it is 6:00 PM in London, it is 8:00 PM in Cairo.
When do working hours in London and in Cairo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in London, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo.
From what time in London is it tomorrow in Cairo?
Once it is 10:00 PM in London, the date in Cairo has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day in London.
Is the time difference between London 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 March 28, 2027, Cairo will be 1 hour ahead of London.
