Dubai to Cairo time
Cairo is 2 hours behind Dubai.
Time difference between Dubai and Cairo
Cairo is 2 hours behind Dubai. Dubai is on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00) and Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 1 hour to 2 hours over the year.
Convert Dubai time to Cairo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+04:00 for Dubai and UTC+02:00 for Cairo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Cairo is behind, so from midnight to 2:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous calendar day in Cairo.
| Dubai time | Cairo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Dubai and Cairo working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dubai (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cairo). That is 6 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 Dubai and Cairo
Dubai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
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).