Egypt Time Zone

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What time zone is it in Egypt?

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Time zone in Egypt
Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2)

Daylight time is in force right now: UTC+3. Standard time is UTC+2.

Egypt brought summer time back in 2023: the clocks now go forward in April and back in October.

More about the zone: Eastern European Time.

Time Zone Facts

Time zone
Eastern European Time
Abbreviations
EET / EEST
Standard time
UTC+2
Daylight saving time
UTC+3
Clock changes
daylight time from April 24, 2026 and standard time from October 29, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
Yes

Time Difference

UTC
3 hours ahead
Eastern Time
7 hours ahead
Central Time
8 hours ahead
Mountain Time
9 hours ahead
Pacific Time
10 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−1 in standard time, MSK in daylight time

Current time in Egypt

UTC+3 — add 3 hours to UTC

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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
AngolaUTC+1
ArgentinaUTC−3
ArmeniaUTC+4
AustraliaAustralian Eastern Time, Australian Central Time and Australian Western Time
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time

FAQ

What time zone is it in Egypt?

Time zone in Egypt Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2)

Is daylight saving time observed in Egypt?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to daylight time from April 24, 2026 and standard time from October 29, 2026.

What is the time difference in Egypt compared with UTC?

Right now the clock in Egypt is 3 hours ahead of UTC, and MSK−1 in standard time, MSK in daylight time against Moscow Time.

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