Sydney to Cairo time
Cairo is 9 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Cairo
Cairo is 9 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 9 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Cairo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC+02:00 for Cairo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Cairo is behind, so from midnight to 9:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Cairo.
| Sydney time | Cairo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Cairo working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Sydney and Cairo do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Sydney (8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Cairo), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Sydney and Cairo
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
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).
Sydney and Cairo change their clocks on different dates, so the time difference between them shifts for a few weeks around those changes. Check the converter for the exact date you need.