Cairo: Eastern European Standard Time
Cairo, Egypt uses the Africa/Cairo time zone (EET).
Friday, April 30, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 12:00 AM local time (UTC+2 → UTC+3).
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| Cairo | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
Cairo, Egypt uses the Africa/Cairo time zone (EET).
Friday, April 30, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 12:00 AM local time (UTC+2 → UTC+3).
Chicago, Illinois uses the America/Chicago time zone (CST).
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. Cairo uses Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) as standard time and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) during daylight saving time; Chicago uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in Cairo was 1:00 AM in Chicago. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
Cairo: Friday, April 30, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 12:00 AM local time (UTC+2 → UTC+3). Chicago: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
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