Rota to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Rota. 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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Rota 15:48 3:48 PM Cairo 16:48 4:48 PM You –:–
15:48 3:48 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:36 · 🌙 19:47
16:48 4:48 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:23
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+1 h
Cairo is 1 h ahead of Rota.
When you, Rota 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
🇪🇸 Rota
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 | 🇪🇸 Rota | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:48 | 16:48 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Rota | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:36 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 19:47 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 29,675 | 9,120,350 |
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Big time differences
Rota and Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between Rota and Cairo?
Cairo is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Rota is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Cairo at the start of the working day in Rota?
The working day in Rota starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairo it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rota, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Rota, clocks in Cairo show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rota and in Cairo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rota, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo.
When does the date change in Cairo compared with Rota?
The new day starts in Cairo earlier: at 11:00 PM in Rota it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cairo, Rota is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Rota 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 Rota.
