Time in Cairo vs Cape Town
Cairo keeps EEST (UTC+3) and Cape Town keeps SAST (UTC+2) today. Cape Town is 1 hour behind Cairo; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–17:00 in Cape Town (10:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Cairo | 01:00 in Cairo | 02:00 in Cairo | 03:00 in Cairo | 04:00 in Cairo | 05:00 in Cairo | 06:00 in Cairo | 07:00 in Cairo | 08:00 in Cairo | 09:00 in Cairo | 10:00 in Cairo | 11:00 in Cairo | 12:00 in Cairo | 13:00 in Cairo | 14:00 in Cairo | 15:00 in Cairo | 16:00 in Cairo | 17:00 in Cairo | 18:00 in Cairo | 19:00 in Cairo | 20:00 in Cairo | 21:00 in Cairo | 22:00 in Cairo | 23:00 in Cairo |
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| Cairo—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Cape Town—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Cairo next changes on Thursday 29 October 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Cape Town of Cairo?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Cairo right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Cairo and Cape Town?
Any hour in 10:00–18:00 Cairo time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Cairo and Cape Town change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.