United States
Time now in Cairo
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:40Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,831
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:40
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
37.01, -89.18
Time difference from Cairo
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cairo right now.
Cairo on the map
About the time in Cairo
Cairo sits at latitude 37.01, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Cairo runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cairo
- When do the sun rise and set in Cairo today?
- Sunrise is at 06:19 and sunset at 07:40, giving 13h 21m of daylight.
- Does Cairo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cairo?
- Cairo is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Cairo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cairo, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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