Istanbul to Cairo time
Cairo is 1 hour behind Istanbul.
Time difference between Istanbul and Cairo
Cairo is 1 hour behind Istanbul. Istanbul is on Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+03:00) and Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from no difference to 1 hour over the year.
Convert Istanbul time to Cairo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Istanbul and UTC+02:00 for Cairo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Cairo is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous calendar day in Cairo.
| Istanbul time | Cairo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Istanbul and Cairo working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cairo). 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 Istanbul and Cairo
Istanbul 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).