Egypt
Time now in Kafr ash Shaykh
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 07:34Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,759,316
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
07:34
Day length
13h 08m
Coordinates
31.30, 30.90
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About the time in Kafr ash Shaykh
Kafr ash Shaykh is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +3 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 29 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Kafr ash Shaykh runs on Africa/Cairo, which puts the city UTC +3 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 Africa/Cairo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Cairo keeps pointing at Cairo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kafr ash Shaykh
- What time is it in Kafr ash Shaykh right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kafr ash Shaykh, updating every second from Africa/Cairo (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Kafr ash Shaykh in?
- Kafr ash Shaykh uses Africa/Cairo, currently UTC +3.
- When do the sun rise and set in Kafr ash Shaykh today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 07:34, giving 13h 08m of daylight.
- Does Kafr ash Shaykh change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 29 October 2026.
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