Current Local Time in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
About Sharm el-Sheikh
Discover Sharm el-Sheikh, which is located in Egypt, home to 38,478 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 27° 54' 56.95" N, 27° 54' 56.95" N. Today is Wednesday, January 28, 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 20 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 Sharm el-Sheikh, 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 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Find everything you need to know about Sharm el-Sheikh, 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 3 more days left in the month of January. We are currently on the 28th day of the year, with 337 days remaining and so far 7.67% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Sharm el-Sheikh
- 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
- 38,478
- Country Dialing Code
- +20
- Top Level Domain
- .eg
- Time Zone Identifier
- Africa/Cairo
- State/Region
- South Sinai
- Country
- Egypt
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- EGP / Pound
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 27.91582
Longitude: 34.32995 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 27° 54' 56.95" N
Longitude: 34° 19' 47.82" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 27° 54.949' N
Longitude: 34° 19.797' E - Alternate Names of Sharm el-Sheikh
- Awfir, Awfīr, Charm el-Cheikh, Cherm, Ofira, Ophira, Ras Muhammad, Ras Umm Sidd, SSH, Sharm al Shaikh, Sharm ash Shaykh, Sharm el Sheikh, Sharm el-Sheij, Sharm el-Sheikh