Ostend to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Ostend. 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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Ostend 07:10 7:10 AM Cairo 08:10 8:10 AM You –:–
07:10 7:10 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 19:00
08:10 8:10 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:27
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+1 h
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Ostend.
When you, Ostend 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
🇧🇪 Ostend
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 | 🇧🇪 Ostend | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:10 | 08:10 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Ostend | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Brussels | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:10 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 70,600 | 9,120,350 |
Compare Ostend with another city
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Big time differences
Ostend and Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between Ostend and Cairo?
Cairo is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Ostend is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Cairo at the start of the working day in Ostend?
The working day in Ostend starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairo it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ostend, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Ostend, clocks in Cairo show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Ostend and in Cairo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ostend, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo.
When is it already the next day in Cairo?
From 11:00 PM in Ostend 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 Ostend.
Is the time difference between Ostend 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 Ostend.
