Time Difference Between Cairo and Mexico City
Mexico City is 8h behind Cairo in standard time, and 9h behind while Cairo is on daylight saving time.
Cairo clocks move forward on the last Friday of April and back on the last Friday of October. Mexico City keeps the same clock all year. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Cairo's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in Mexico City. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
8h behind (standard time)
| Cairo | Mexico City | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 1 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 2 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 3 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 6 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 7 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 10 AM | No |
9h behind (daylight saving time in Cairo, while Mexico City is on standard time)
| Cairo | Mexico City | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 12 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 1 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 2 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 6 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 7 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 9 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
8h behind (standard time)
- 5 PM-6 PM in Cairo (9 AM-10 AM in Mexico City) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
9h behind (daylight saving time in Cairo, while Mexico City is on standard time)
Cairo and Mexico City don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during daylight saving time in Cairo, while Mexico City is on standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 3 PM in Cairo, which falls at 6 AM in Mexico City. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
How the Difference Changes
Only Cairo changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Cairo
Cairo uses the Africa/Cairo time zone. Standard time is UTC+2, and daylight saving time is UTC+3.
Mexico City
Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City time zone, at UTC-6 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.