When it is 09:00 in Cairo it is 12:30 in New Delhi in January and 11:30 in July. New Delhi is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead Cairo right now — but it is not constant: the difference is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead in January and 2 hours 30 minutes ahead in July. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between Cairo and New Delhi, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Cairo and New Delhi
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Cairo UTC+02:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30); the July column uses the summer offsets (Cairo UTC+03:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30).
| Time in Cairo | New Delhi in January | New Delhi in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 03:30 | 02:30 |
| 06:00 | 09:30 | 08:30 |
| 09:00 | 12:30 | 11:30 |
| 12:00 | 15:30 | 14:30 |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | 17:30 |
| 17:00 | 20:30 | 19:30 |
| 21:00 | 00:30 | 23:30 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Cairo and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Cairo and New Delhi
The difference is not constant. In January New Delhi is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead Cairo; in July it is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead Cairo. The difference changes on Friday, 24 April 2026 (from 3 hours 30 minutes ahead to 2 hours 30 minutes ahead) — those are the dates when one of the two cities changes its clocks and the other does not, or when they change on different days. Between those dates the difference is one value; outside them it is the other.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Cairo is 12:30 in New Delhi in January and 11:30 in July; 17:00 in Cairo — the end of the working day — is 20:30 in New Delhi in January and 19:30 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in New Delhi is 05:30 in Cairo in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to New Delhi page gives the full conversion table for New Delhi.
Meeting overlap between Cairo and New Delhi
The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in Cairo's working day and shows what time they are in New Delhi.
January
| Cairo time | New Delhi time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 12:30 | No |
| 10:00 | 13:30 | No |
| 11:00 | 14:30 | No |
| 12:00 | 15:30 | No |
| 13:00 | 16:30 | No |
| 14:00 | 17:30 | No |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 19:30 | Yes |
July
| Cairo time | New Delhi time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 11:30 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 12:30 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 13:30 | No |
| 12:00 | 14:30 | No |
| 13:00 | 15:30 | No |
| 14:00 | 16:30 | No |
| 15:00 | 17:30 | No |
| 16:00 | 18:30 | No |
In January the overlap is 2 hours: 15:00, 16:00 Cairo time. In July it is 2 hours: 09:00, 10:00 Cairo time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.
Daylight saving in Cairo and New Delhi
Cairo observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 24 April 2026 and back on 29 October 2026, moving the offset from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00.
New Delhi does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+05:30 never changes.
The difference changes on Friday, 24 April 2026 in 2026. On those dates, one city changes its clocks and the other does not — or they change on different days — so the difference moves by an hour. A standing meeting set in one city's local time will land an hour early or late on the other side until the second city catches up. The fix is to set the calendar event in UTC, or to check the overlap again after each change. The individual DST pages — Cairo DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 in Cairo (18:30–20:30 in New Delhi). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.
In July the best windows are 09:00–11:00 in Cairo (11:30–13:30 in New Delhi) — the same logic, with the July offsets.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in Cairo it is 12:30 in New Delhi in January; when it is 12:00 in Cairo it is 15:30 in New Delhi; when it is 17:00 in Cairo it is 20:30 in New Delhi. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling between Africa and Asia means a difference of 2–6 hours, so the working days overlap for most of the day. Neither side usually observes daylight saving — most African and Asian countries do not — so the difference is constant all year, which makes recurring meetings easy to keep.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets Cairo UTC+02:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30):
| Cairo | New Delhi |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 11:30 |
| 09:00 | 12:30 |
| 12:00 | 15:30 |
| 14:00 | 17:30 |
| 17:00 | 20:30 |
| 20:00 | 23:30 |
In July, add 1 hour to each New Delhi time. For the reverse direction, see New Delhi to Cairo time.
Cairo and New Delhi at a glance
| Fact | Cairo | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Egypt | India |
| Region | Africa | Asia |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Cairo |
Asia/Kolkata |
| Standard offset | UTC+02:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Daylight saving offset | UTC+03:00 | — does not observe |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+02:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+03:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Observes daylight saving | Yes | No |
The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in Cairo and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Cairo DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Cairo and New Delhi?
New Delhi is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead Cairo right now. In January the difference is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead and in July it is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead — it changes with daylight saving.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Cairo and New Delhi?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 15:00–17:00 Cairo time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.
What time is it in New Delhi when it is 09:00 in Cairo?
It is 12:30 in January and 11:30 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Cairo and New Delhi?
The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 Cairo time — inside both working days. In July the windows are 09:00–11:00 Cairo time.
Does the time difference between Cairo and New Delhi change during the year?
Yes. It changes on Friday, 24 April 2026 in 2026, when one city changes its clocks and the other does not.
What time is it in Cairo when it is 09:00 in New Delhi?
It is 05:30 in January and 06:30 in July. See New Delhi to Cairo time for the full comparison from New Delhi's side.
What are the time zones of Cairo and New Delhi?
Cairo is in Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard time) and New Delhi is in Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30 standard time).
What time is it in Cairo when it is midnight in New Delhi?
It is 20:30 in Cairo in January and 21:30 in July — the same day, because Cairo is ahead of New Delhi. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.