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Time in Kafr el-Sheikh, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt now

22:08:32

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

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Sun: ↑ 05:59 ↓ 19:46 (13h 47m) - More info - Make Kafr el-Sheikh time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Kafr el-Sheikh

UTC +3

Egypt Daylight Time (GMT +3)
now 7 hours ahead of New York

From 30 October 2026: UTC +2 / Egypt Standard Time (GMT +2)
The time in Kafr el-Sheikh is normally 6 or 7 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Kafr el-Sheikh can for a short while be 6 hours ahead of the time in New York.
Latest time zone news: Egypt brings back DST
The IANA time zone identifier for Kafr el-Sheikh is Africa/Cairo.

Friday April 24 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +3 / Egypt Daylight Time (GMT +3).
The time was set forward one hour from 00:00 to 01:00 local time.

Friday October 30 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +2 / Egypt Standard Time (GMT +2).
The time will be set back one hour from 00:00 to 23:00 local time.

Time difference
from Kafr el-Sheikh

Los Angeles	−10 hours	−10 hours
Chicago	−8 hours	−8 hours
New York	−7 hours	−7 hours
Toronto	−7 hours	−7 hours
São Paulo	−6 hours	−6 hours
UTC	−3 hours	−3 hours
Lagos	−2 hours	−2 hours
London	−2 hours	−2 hours
Johannesburg	−1 hours	−1 hours
Paris	−1 hours	−1 hours
Zurich	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Istanbul	0
Moscow	0
Dubai	+1 hours
Mumbai	+2.5 hours
Hong Kong	+5 hours
Shanghai	+5 hours
Singapore	+5 hours
Tokyo	+6 hours
Sydney	+7 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Kafr el-Sheikh

Sunrise: 05:59
Sunset: 19:46
Day length: 13h 47m
Solar noon: 12:53
The current local time in Kafr el-Sheikh is 53 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Kafr el-Sheikh on the map

Location: Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
Latitude: 31.11. Longitude: 30.94
Population: 195,000

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