Clock changes in Cairo
Egypt Africa/Cairo Daylight saving time
Standard time
UTC+2
EET
Daylight saving time
UTC+3
EEST
Next change
October 29, 2026
Back 60 min
Most recent change
April 24, 2026
Forward 60 min
Upcoming changes (2026–2035)
| Local date | Direction | Clocks go | Offset after | Then called | UTC instant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 29, 2026 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 30, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 28, 2027 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 28, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 26, 2028 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 27, 2029 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 25, 2029 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 26, 2030 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 31, 2030 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 25, 2031 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 30, 2031 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 30, 2032 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 28, 2032 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 29, 2033 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 27, 2033 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 28, 2034 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 26, 2034 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) | |
| April 27, 2035 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST (DST) | |
| October 25, 2035 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET (standard) |
Daylight saving period by year
| Year | DST starts | DST ends | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | April 24 at 01:00 | October 29 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2027 | April 30 at 01:00 | October 28 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2028 | April 28 at 01:00 | October 26 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2029 | April 27 at 01:00 | October 25 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2030 | April 26 at 01:00 | October 31 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2031 | April 25 at 01:00 | October 30 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2032 | April 30 at 01:00 | October 28 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2033 | April 29 at 01:00 | October 27 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2034 | April 28 at 01:00 | October 26 at 23:00 | 2 |
| 2035 | April 27 at 01:00 | October 25 at 23:00 | 2 |
Past changes (2016–2025)
Most recent first. Useful when checking what a timestamp meant at the time it was recorded.
| Local date | Change | Clocks went | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2025 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET |
| April 25, 2025 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST |
| October 31, 2024 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET |
| April 26, 2024 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST |
| October 26, 2023 | Back 60 min | 23:59 → 23:00 | UTC+02:00 | EET |
| April 28, 2023 | Forward 60 min | 23:59 → 01:00 | UTC+03:00 | EEST |
Why this matters for stored times
A clock change is the reason a future appointment should never be stored as an offset. Save
"2027-03-14 09:00 at Africa/Cairo" and it resolves correctly whatever the rules
turn out to be. Save "2027-03-14 09:00 UTC+03:00" and you have
frozen today's rules into a date that may fall on the other side of a transition — or of a
change to the rules themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cairo change its clocks?
Yes. Cairo observes daylight saving time, moving between UTC+2 (EET) and UTC+3 (EEST). Under the rules currently published, the next 10 years contain 20 changes, all listed on this page.
When do the clocks next change in Cairo?
April 24, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 00:00 EET to 01:00 EEST. Because the change is defined in Cairo's own local time, it happens at that reading regardless of what other countries are doing that weekend.
What happens to the hour that is skipped or repeated?
When the clocks go forward, the local times inside the gap never occur — so a meeting set for one of them has no instant to happen at. When they go back, the hour before the change repeats, so that local reading occurs twice, an hour apart. Our time zone converter flags both cases instead of silently picking one.
How far ahead can these dates be trusted?
They come from the IANA time zone database, which is what browsers and operating systems use, and they reflect the rules published today. Governments occasionally change or abolish daylight saving with only weeks of notice; when that happens the database is updated and this page is regenerated from it on the next build.
Cities that change at the same moment
Everywhere on Africa/Cairo shares this exact schedule.