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Time in Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt now

21:31:43

Friday, April 24, 2026, week 17

Sharm el Sheikh switched to daylight saving time at 00:00 on Friday, April 24. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:09 ↓ 19:13 (13h 4m) - More info - Make Sharm el Sheikh time default - Add to favorite locations

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 Sharm 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 Sharm 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 Sharm el Sheikh is Africa/Cairo.

Friday April 24 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Friday October 30 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Sunrise: 06:09
Sunset: 19:13
Day length: 13h 4m
Solar noon: 12:41
The current local time in Sharm el Sheikh is 41 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.