Cairo to Riyadh time
Riyadh is 1 hour ahead of Cairo.
Time difference between Cairo and Riyadh
Riyadh is 1 hour ahead of Cairo. Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Riyadh is on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from no difference to 1 hour over the year.
Convert Cairo time to Riyadh time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Cairo and UTC+03:00 for Riyadh. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Riyadh is ahead, so from 11:00 PM to midnight in Cairo it is already the next calendar day in Riyadh.
| Cairo time | Riyadh time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Cairo and Riyadh working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cairo (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Riyadh). That is 7 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Cairo and Riyadh
Cairo observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00).
Riyadh does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.