Daylight saving time in Egypt
Egypt observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Egypt is on October 29, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Egypt.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Apr 25, 2025,DST end (fall back)Oct 30, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Apr 24, 2026,DST end (fall back)Oct 29, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Apr 30, 2027,DST end (fall back)Oct 28, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Apr 28, 2028,DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Apr 25, 2025, | Oct 30, 2025, |
| 2026 | Apr 24, 2026, | Oct 29, 2026, |
| 2027 | Apr 30, 2027, | Oct 28, 2027, |
| 2028 | Apr 28, 2028, | Oct 26, 2028, |
Frequently Asked Questions
Egypt observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Egypt is on October 29, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
The primary IANA identifier for Egypt is Africa/Cairo. Operating systems and APIs use this identifier to compute the correct local time.
Clocks move forward by one hour when daylight saving time starts (commonly called "spring forward") and move back by one hour when it ends ("fall back").
Daylight saving time was originally introduced to align daylight hours with typical working hours during summer. Most countries that still observe DST do so by legislation; several have debated or introduced proposals to abolish it.
All DST transition dates come from the IANA Time Zone Database (tzdata), which is the authoritative source used by operating systems worldwide. Dates refresh on every IANA release.