When it is 09:00 in Singapore it is 03:00 in Cairo in January and 04:00 in July. Cairo is 6 hours behind Singapore right now — but it is not constant: the difference is 6 hours behind in January and 5 hours behind 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 Singapore and Cairo, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Singapore and Cairo
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Singapore UTC+08:00, Cairo UTC+02:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (Singapore UTC+08:00, Cairo UTC+03:00).
| Time in Singapore | Cairo in January | Cairo in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Singapore and time in Cairo — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Singapore and Cairo
The difference is not constant. In January Cairo is 6 hours behind Singapore; in July it is 5 hours behind Singapore. The difference changes on Friday, 24 April 2026 (from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind) — 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 Singapore is 03:00 in Cairo in January and 04:00 in July; 17:00 in Singapore — the end of the working day — is 11:00 in Cairo in January and 12:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Cairo is 15:00 in Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Singapore's working day and shows what time they are in Cairo.
January
| Singapore time | Cairo time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 03:00 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | Yes |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | Yes |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | Yes |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | Yes |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | Yes |
July
| Singapore time | Cairo time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 04:00 | No |
| 10:00 | 05:00 | No |
| 11:00 | 06:00 | No |
| 12:00 | 07:00 | No |
| 13:00 | 08:00 | No |
| 14:00 | 09:00 | No |
| 15:00 | 10:00 | No |
| 16:00 | 11:00 | No |
In January the overlap is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Singapore time. In July it is 0 hours: there is no hour when both cities are in their working day. 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 Singapore and Cairo
Singapore does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+08:00 never changes.
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 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 — Singapore DST 2026 and Cairo DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 in Singapore (03:00–11:00 in Cairo). 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.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in Singapore it is 03:00 in Cairo in January; when it is 12:00 in Singapore it is 06:00 in Cairo; when it is 17:00 in Singapore it is 11:00 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 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 Singapore UTC+08:00, Cairo UTC+02:00):
| Singapore | Cairo |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 |
In July, add 1 hour to each Cairo time. For the reverse direction, see Cairo to Singapore time.
Singapore and Cairo at a glance
| Fact | Singapore | Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Singapore | Egypt |
| Region | Asia | Africa |
| IANA time zone | Asia/Singapore |
Africa/Cairo |
| Standard offset | UTC+08:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | — does not observe | UTC+03:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+08:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+08:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | No | 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 Singapore and time in Cairo — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Singapore DST 2026 and Cairo DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Singapore and Cairo?
Cairo is 6 hours behind Singapore right now. In January the difference is 6 hours behind and in July it is 5 hours behind — it changes with daylight saving.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Singapore and Cairo?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 09:00–17:00 Singapore 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 Cairo when it is 09:00 in Singapore?
It is 03:00 in January and 04:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Singapore and Cairo?
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 Singapore time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between Singapore and Cairo 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 Singapore when it is 09:00 in Cairo?
It is 15:00 in January and 14:00 in July. See Cairo to Singapore time for the full comparison from Cairo's side.
What are the time zones of Singapore and Cairo?
Singapore is in Asia/Singapore (UTC+08:00 standard time) and Cairo is in Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard time).
What time is it in Singapore when it is midnight in Cairo?
It is 06:00 in Singapore in January and 05:00 in July — the previous day, because Cairo is ahead of Singapore. 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.