What is the time difference between Cairo and Delhi?

Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Delhi from Cairo?

Between 09:00–15:30 in Cairo, which is 11:30–18:00 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Cairo runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-29, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?

No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Cairo, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 14:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Cairo and Delhi use?

Cairo uses Africa/Cairo, currently UTC+3 (EEST), and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Cairo time to Delhi time

Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo right now, so midday in Cairo lands in the afternoon in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Cairo, and what the clock reads in Delhi at that same moment.

Cairo	Delhi
00:00	02:30
01:00	03:30
02:00	04:30
03:00	05:30
04:00	06:30
05:00	07:30
06:00	08:30
07:00	09:30
08:00	10:30
09:00	11:30
10:00	12:30
11:00	13:30
12:00	14:30
13:00	15:30
14:00	16:30
15:00	17:30
16:00	18:30
17:00	19:30
18:00	20:30
19:00	21:30
20:00	22:30
21:00	23:30
22:00	00:30next day
23:00	01:30next day

Daylight saving time

Cairo changes its clocks; Delhi does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Cairo

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+2
Daylight: UTC+3
Next change: 2026-10-29 −60m

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

The window is 6 hours 30 minutes wide — 09:00–15:30 in Cairo, 11:30–18:00 in Delhi.

Cairo 09:00–15:30Delhi 11:30–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Cairo	Delhi
IANA zone	Africa/Cairo	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	EEST	IST
Standard offset	UTC+2	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC+3	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Egypt	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Cairo and Delhi?: Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Delhi from Cairo?: Between 09:00–15:30 in Cairo, which is 11:30–18:00 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Cairo runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-29, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?: No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Cairo, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 14:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Cairo and Delhi use?: Cairo uses Africa/Cairo, currently UTC+3 (EEST), and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.