Cairo to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Cairo.
Time difference between Cairo and Shanghai
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Cairo. Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 5 hours to 6 hours over the year.
Convert Cairo time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Cairo and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 6:00 PM to midnight in Cairo it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| Cairo time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Cairo and Shanghai 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 11:00 AM in Cairo (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai). That is 2 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 Shanghai
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).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.