Egypt · EEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Port Said, Egypt runs on UTC+3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 30 Oct. There is a 7-hour difference between Port Said and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Port Said lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Port Said and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Port Said lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Port Said and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Port Said lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Port Said.
Practical Info
Port Said (Egypt) is home to roughly 780K people. Today brings about 14.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 20:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 30 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 31° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Egypt
Capital
Cairo
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EEST · Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
31.26°N, 32.30°E
Currency
EGP (£)
Calling Code
+20
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Port Said was founded in 1859 specifically as the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal, on a sandbar with no fresh water. Its lighthouse was the first large structure in the world built of reinforced concrete.
The clock: Port Said keeps UTC+2. Around 12% of global trade passes through the canal it guards.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.