New Cairo, Egypt
Current time in Egypt
Time zone: EEST (UTC/GMT +03:00) — Africa/Cairo
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, -5 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +3 ) New Cairo, Egypt |
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What time zone is New Cairo in?
Clocks in New Cairo are set to EEST, 3 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00). Software that asks for a region wants Africa/Cairo — the IANA identifier for this zone.
One date to watch: Friday, 30 October 2026. That is when New Cairo goes back 1 hour onto EET — recurring meetings set before then will land an hour out unless the calendar handles zones properly.
Population: about 313,139 — 14th largest of the 64 Egypt cities indexed here.
Time gaps from New Cairo right now
How New Cairo lines up against other major centres at this moment — the numbers move when either side changes its clocks.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | New Cairo is 7 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | New Cairo is 10 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | New Cairo is 2 hours ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | New Cairo is 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | New Cairo is 1 hour behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | New Cairo is 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | New Cairo is 5 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | New Cairo is 6 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | New Cairo is 7 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | New Cairo is 6 hours ahead |
Best time to call New Cairo
Where the two working days actually meet, expressed in New Cairo local time.
| Paris | 10:00–17:00 in New Cairo | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–16:00 in New Cairo | 7 hours overlap |
| London | 11:00–17:00 in New Cairo | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–14:30 in New Cairo | 5.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Cities on the same clock as New Cairo
These Egypt cities also use Africa/Cairo, so their clocks read identically to New Cairo at every moment of the year.
Shubrā al Khaymah Madīnat an Naşr Al Mansurah Al Maḩallah al Kubrá Tanta Assiut Al Fayyum Al Khuşūş
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