Time Difference Between Cairo and Sydney
Sydney is 8h ahead of Cairo during standard time and daylight saving time. Sydney is 9h ahead of Cairo during daylight saving time in Sydney, while Cairo is on standard time. Sydney is 7h ahead of Cairo during daylight saving time in Cairo, while Sydney is on standard time.
Cairo clocks move forward on the last Friday of April and back on the last Friday of October. Sydney clocks move forward on the first Sunday of October and back on the first Sunday of April. 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 Sydney. 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 ahead (standard time and daylight saving time)
| Cairo | Sydney | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 5 PM | Yes |
| 10 AM | 6 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 7 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 8 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 9 PM | No |
| 2 PM | 10 PM | No |
| 3 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 4 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 2 AM | No |
9h ahead (daylight saving time in Sydney, while Cairo is on standard time)
| Cairo | Sydney | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 6 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 7 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 9 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 10 PM | No |
| 2 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 3 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 3 AM | No |
7h ahead (daylight saving time in Cairo, while Sydney is on standard time)
| Cairo | Sydney | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 4 PM | Yes |
| 10 AM | 5 PM | Yes |
| 11 AM | 6 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 7 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 8 PM | No |
| 2 PM | 9 PM | No |
| 3 PM | 10 PM | No |
| 4 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 5 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 1 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
8h ahead (standard time and daylight saving time)
- 9 AM-10 AM in Cairo (5 PM-6 PM in Sydney) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
9h ahead (daylight saving time in Sydney, while Cairo is on standard time)
Cairo and Sydney don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during daylight saving time in Sydney, while Cairo is on standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Cairo, which falls at 3 PM in Sydney. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
7h ahead (daylight saving time in Cairo, while Sydney is on standard time)
- 9 AM-11 AM in Cairo (4 PM-6 PM in Sydney) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
How the Difference Changes
The two cities do not change their clocks on the same dates, 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.
Sydney
Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone. Standard time is UTC+10, and daylight saving time is UTC+11.