Time Zone History

Egypt time zone history

Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1900, the longest run of the 9 zones in Africa with no change of standard time since 1970. In 2010 the clocks were changed 4 times. Clocks have been changed 96 times since 1970, the most of the 19 zones in Africa.

UTC+2

Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Friday in April and back on the last Friday in October.

tz database name Africa/Cairo

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Summer time in 46 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:05:09: 5 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:05:09: 5 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 1, 1900Local mean time (UTC+2:05:09) replacedUTC+2EET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1940July 15October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1941April 15September 161 hour, EET to EEST
1942April 1October 271 hour, EET to EEST
1943–19441 April, 00:001 November, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1945April 16November 11 hour, EET to EEST
1957May 10October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1958May 1October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1959–19651 May, 01:0030 September, 03:001 hour, EET to EEST
1966–19811 May, 01:001 October, 03:001 hour, EET to EEST
Since 1970
1982July 25October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1983July 12October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1984–19881 May, 01:001 October, 03:001 hour, EET to EEST
1989May 6October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1990–19941 May, 01:001 October, 03:001 hour, EET to EEST
1995–1998fourth Friday in April, 00:00last Friday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1999April 30October 11 hour, EET to EEST
2000–2003fourth Friday in April, 00:00last Friday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
2004April 30October 11 hour, EET to EEST
2005April 29September 301 hour, EET to EEST
2006April 28September 221 hour, EET to EEST
2007April 27September 71 hour, EET to EEST
2008April 25August 291 hour, EET to EEST
2009April 24August 211 hour, EET to EEST
2010April 30, September 10August 11, October 11 hour, EET to EEST
2014May 16, August 1June 27, September 261 hour, EET to EEST
2023April 28October 271 hour, EET to EEST
2024April 26November 11 hour, EET to EEST
2025–2029last Friday in April, 00:00last Friday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
2030April 26November 11 hour, EET to EEST
2031–2037last Friday in April, 00:00last Friday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on April 24, 2026, April 30, 2027 and April 28, 2028 at 00:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 30, 2026, October 29, 2027 and October 27, 2028 at 00:00, local time.

Also on UTC+2

Gaza (Palestine), Hebron (Palestine), Israel, Lebanon, Nicosia (Cyprus), Famagusta (Cyprus), Greece, Bulgaria, Sudan and Romania (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Gaza (Palestine) (347 km): same time except 5,187 days in 1970–2026.
  • Hebron (Palestine) (403 km): same time except 5,222 days in 1970–2026.
  • Israel (425 km): same time except 5,613 days in 1970–2026.
  • Jordan (494 km): same time except 5,845 days in 1970–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Lebanon (585 km): same time except 4,776 days in 1970–2026.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Cairo run 5 minutes behind local mean solar time.