About Cairo
Discover Cairo, which is located in Egypt, home to 9,606,916 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 30° 3' 45.47" N, 30° 3' 45.47" N. Today is Thursday, January 29, and the city observes the Eastern European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 85 days away. It's 1 month and 19 days away from the next major holiday, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr). To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for Egypt.
Stay informed with the current local time in Cairo, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Cairo, Egypt. Find everything you need to know about Cairo, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Egypt.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 2 more days left in the month of January. We are currently on the 29th day of the year, with 336 days remaining and so far 7.95% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Cairo
- Time Zone
- Eastern European Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: April 24, 2026
- On Friday, April 24th 2026, at 12:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 01:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +02
- Country ISO 2
- EG
- Country ISO 3
- EGY
- Population
- 9,606,916
- Country Dialing Code
- +20
- Top Level Domain
- .eg
- Time Zone Identifier
- Africa/Cairo
- State/Region
- Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- EGP / Pound
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 30.06263
Longitude: 31.24967 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 30° 3' 45.47" N
Longitude: 31° 14' 58.81" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 30° 3.758' N
Longitude: 31° 14.980' E - Alternate Names of Cairo
- Al Qahirah, Al Qāhirah, CAI, Caire, Cairo, Cairo - alqahrt, Cairo - القاهرة, Cairu, Cairus, Caïro, El Caire, El Cairo, El Kahira, El Kahirah