When it is 09:00 in New York it is 16:00 in Cairo in January and 16:00 in July. Cairo is 7 hours ahead New York right now — and the difference is the same all year. 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 New York and Cairo, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in New York and Cairo
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (New York UTC−05:00, Cairo UTC+02:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (New York UTC−04:00, Cairo UTC+03:00).
| Time in New York | Cairo in January | Cairo in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 06:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 09:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 12:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 15:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 17:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 21:00 | 04:00 | 04:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in New York and time in Cairo — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between New York and Cairo
The difference is constant: Cairo is 7 hours ahead New York on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in New York is always 16:00 in Cairo. The reason the difference never changes is that both cities observe daylight saving and change their clocks on the same dates.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in New York is 16:00 in Cairo in January and 16:00 in July; 17:00 in New York — the end of the working day — is 00:00 in Cairo in January and 00:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Cairo is 02:00 in New York in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to Cairo page gives the full conversion table for Cairo.
Meeting overlap between New York and Cairo
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 New York's working day and shows what time they are in Cairo.
January
| New York time | Cairo time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 16:00 | No |
| 10:00 | 17:00 | No |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | No |
| 12:00 | 19:00 | No |
| 13:00 | 20:00 | No |
| 14:00 | 21:00 | No |
| 15:00 | 22:00 | No |
| 16:00 | 23:00 | No |
In January the overlap is 0 hours: there is no hour when both cities are in their working day. In July it is 0 hours: there is no hour when both cities are in their working day. The two working days do not overlap at all — the difference is too large. The only options are to meet at the edge of the day, to rotate the awkward hour, or to record the meeting.
Daylight saving in New York and Cairo
New York observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 and back on 1 November 2026, moving the offset from UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00.
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.
The difference changes on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and Friday, 24 April 2026 and Sunday, 1 November 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 — New York DST 2026 and Cairo DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
There is no window inside both working days, in January or in July. The least-bad options are the edges: 08:00 in New York is 15:00 in Cairo in January — before the working day in New York but a reasonable evening in Cairo — and 17:00 in New York is 00:00 in Cairo, which is the morning in Cairo the next day if the difference is large. Rotate the early start between the two sides, week by week, so the same people are not always the ones getting up early.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in New York it is 16:00 in Cairo in January; when it is 12:00 in New York it is 19:00 in Cairo; when it is 17:00 in New York it is 00:00 in Cairo. 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 the Americas means a difference of 4–8 hours, so the overlap is a few hours in the middle of the day — late morning in New York and afternoon in Cairo, or the reverse. Most African countries do not observe daylight saving, so the difference moves when the American side changes its clocks in March and November.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets New York UTC−05:00, Cairo UTC+02:00):
| New York | Cairo |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 16:00 |
| 12:00 | 19:00 |
| 14:00 | 21:00 |
| 17:00 | 00:00 |
| 20:00 | 03:00 |
In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see Cairo to New York time.
New York and Cairo at a glance
| Fact | New York | Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | Egypt |
| Region | Americas | Africa |
| IANA time zone | America/New_York |
Africa/Cairo |
| Standard offset | UTC−05:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | UTC−04:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC−05:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC−04:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | Yes | Yes |
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 New York and time in Cairo — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — New York DST 2026 and Cairo DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between New York and Cairo?
Cairo is 7 hours ahead New York right now. In January the difference is 7 hours ahead and in July it is 7 hours ahead — it is the same all year.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between New York and Cairo?
Pick a time inside the overlap — the edge of the day, since there is no overlap — 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 Cairo when it is 09:00 in New York?
It is 16:00 in January and 16:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between New York and Cairo?
There is no hour inside both working days. Meet at the edge of the day — early morning in one city, evening in the other — and rotate the awkward hour.
Does the time difference between New York and Cairo change during the year?
No. The difference is 7 hours ahead all year, because both cities change their clocks on the same dates.
What time is it in New York when it is 09:00 in Cairo?
It is 02:00 in January and 02:00 in July. See Cairo to New York time for the full comparison from Cairo's side.
What are the time zones of New York and Cairo?
New York is in America/New_York (UTC−05:00 standard time) and Cairo is in Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard time).
What time is it in New York when it is midnight in Cairo?
It is 17:00 in New York in January and 17:00 in July — the same day, because New York is ahead of Cairo. 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.