CAI local time
Cairo International Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Time zone
- Africa/CairoEEST
- Sunrise
- 3:20 am
- Sunset
- 4:38 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 17 minutes92 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 77 days
Getting to and from CAI
Cairo International Airport serves Cairo, about 22 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Thursday, 29th October 2026, at 11:59 pm local time (11:00 pm after the change).
Time difference from CAI
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 10:12 pm Wed | 22:12 | 10 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 11:12 pm Wed | 23:12 | 9 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 12:12 am | 00:12 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 1:12 am | 01:12 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 1:12 am | 01:12 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 2:12 am | 02:12 | 6 hours behind |
| London BST | 6:12 am | 06:12 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 7:12 am | 07:12 | 1 hour behind |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at CAI airport right now?
It is 8:12 am (08:12) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at Cairo International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is CAI in?
Cairo International Airport is in Africa/Cairo, currently EEST (UTC+3) — the same zone as Cairo.
How far is CAI from Cairo?
About 22 km (14 miles) from the centre of Cairo. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does CAI observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Thursday, 29th October 2026, at 11:59 pm local time (11:00 pm after the change).