Daylight & clock · Africa/Cairo
Daylight and clock changes in Cairo
In short
In Cairo the longest day of the next 12 months has 14 hours 5 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 10 hours 13 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:59 local time (EET).
Clocks change on 30 April 2027 and 29 October 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
14 h 05 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
10 h 13 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
05:14
29 Apr
Latest sunset
20:00
23 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (EET UTC+02:00 / EEST UTC+03:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026EET | 05:55 | 06:20 | 11:40 | 16:59 | 17:24 | 10 h 39 min |
| December 2026EET | 06:17 | 06:43 | 11:50 | 16:57 | 17:23 | 10 h 14 min |
| January 2027EET | 06:26 | 06:52 | 12:04 | 17:17 | 17:43 | 10 h 25 min |
| February 2027EET | 06:11 | 06:35 | 12:09 | 17:43 | 18:08 | 11 h 08 min |
| March 2027EET | 05:42 | 06:05 | 12:04 | 18:03 | 18:27 | 11 h 58 min |
| April 2027EET | 05:04 | 05:29 | 11:55 | 18:22 | 18:47 | 12 h 53 min |
| May 2027EEST | 05:36 | 06:02 | 12:51 | 19:41 | 20:08 | 13 h 40 min |
| June 2027EEST | 05:26 | 05:53 | 12:55 | 19:58 | 20:25 | 14 h 04 min |
| July 2027EEST | 05:37 | 06:04 | 13:01 | 19:58 | 20:25 | 13 h 54 min |
| August 2027EEST | 05:57 | 06:22 | 13:00 | 19:37 | 20:02 | 13 h 15 min |
| September 2027EEST | 06:15 | 06:39 | 12:50 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 12 h 22 min |
| October 2027EEST | 06:33 | 06:57 | 12:41 | 18:25 | 18:49 | 11 h 28 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 06:04–06:54Evening 16:24–17:14 | Morning 05:55–06:04Evening 17:14–17:24 |
| December | Morning 06:27–07:19Evening 16:21–17:13 | Morning 06:17–06:27Evening 17:13–17:23 |
| January | Morning 06:36–07:27Evening 16:42–17:33 | Morning 06:26–06:36Evening 17:33–17:43 |
| February | Morning 06:20–07:08Evening 17:10–17:58 | Morning 06:11–06:20Evening 17:58–18:08 |
| March | Morning 05:51–06:37Evening 17:31–18:18 | Morning 05:42–05:51Evening 18:18–18:27 |
| April | Morning 05:14–06:01Evening 17:50–18:37 | Morning 05:04–05:14Evening 18:37–18:47 |
| May | Morning 05:46–06:35Evening 19:08–19:57 | Morning 05:36–05:46Evening 19:57–20:08 |
| June | Morning 05:37–06:28Evening 19:23–20:14 | Morning 05:26–05:37Evening 20:14–20:25 |
| July | Morning 05:47–06:38Evening 19:23–20:14 | Morning 05:37–05:47Evening 20:14–20:25 |
| August | Morning 06:07–06:55Evening 19:04–19:52 | Morning 05:57–06:07Evening 19:52–20:02 |
| September | Morning 06:25–07:11Evening 18:29–19:16 | Morning 06:15–06:25Evening 19:16–19:25 |
| October | Morning 06:42–07:29Evening 17:52–18:39 | Morning 06:33–06:42Evening 18:39–18:49 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Cairo
Africa/Cairo
Fri, 30 April 2027
At 00:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 01:00 (EEST, UTC+03:00)
Fri, 29 October 2027
At 00:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 23:00 (EET, UTC+02:00)
Same clock as Cairo
- Alexandria, Egypt
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- Sohag, Egypt
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What the data shows
Day length in Cairo ranges from 10 hours 13 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 14 hours 5 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 3 hours 52 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Cairo run 1 hour 2 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 23 July 2027 the sun is highest at 13:02, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 05:14 (29 April 2027) and the latest sunset at 20:00 (23 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go forward 1 hour at 00:00 on 30 April 2027 and go back 1 hour at 00:00 on 29 October 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Africa/Cairo in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Giza, Zagazig, Shibin el Kom, Benha.
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