How many hours ahead is Cairo compared to New York?

Cairo is usually 7 hours ahead of New York when both cities are on standard time or both observe daylight saving time. The gap can briefly be 6 hours because their clock-change dates differ.

Does Cairo change its clocks for daylight saving?

Yes. Egypt reinstated daylight saving time in 2023. Cairo observes EEST (UTC+3) from late April until late October and EET (UTC+2) for the rest of the year.

What are typical overlapping business hours?

Cairo business hours are roughly 9 AM–5 PM local time. That usually corresponds to 2 AM–10 AM in New York, or 3 AM–11 AM during brief DST transition windows.

What timezone identifier does Cairo use?

Cairo uses Africa/Cairo in the IANA timezone database, which applies EET (UTC+2) and EEST (UTC+3) on the correct dates.

Is New York always UTC-5?

No. New York follows Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5) from early November to mid-March, and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-4) from mid-March to early November.

Time Difference: New York to Cairo

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Summary

See the live time in New York and Cairo side by side, and convert any specific time between the two cities.

How it works

The page reads your browser clock to display the current local time.
New York operates on Eastern Time (UTC-5 EST or UTC-4 EDT depending on daylight saving).
Cairo uses EET (UTC+2) in winter and EEST (UTC+3) during Egypt's daylight saving period.
The live IANA timezone offsets account for the different US and Egyptian daylight saving schedules.
Enter a time in either city to instantly see the equivalent time in the other.

Use cases

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Check whether Cairo business hours overlap with your New York workday.
Plan travel departures and arrivals across the ET/EET boundary.
Convert a Cairo meeting invite to New York local time.
Verify what time it is in Cairo before calling a contact there.
Coordinate project deadlines across both time zones.

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Last updated: 2026-09-19 · Reviewed by Nham Vu