Time Zone Information
Alexandria, Egypt
Current Time
15:01:25
Saturday, October 31, 2026 local time in Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt uses the Africa/Cairo time zone, currently UTC+2.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Alexandria.
Time Zone
| City | Alexandria |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Africa/Cairo |
| UTC Offset | UTC+2 |
| Coordinates | 31.2017600, 29.9158200 |
| Population | 5,263,542 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Alexandria observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
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| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Egypt | 9,606,916 |
| Giza | Egypt | 4,367,343 |
| Shubrā al Khaymah | Egypt | 1,240,289 |
| Port Said | Egypt | 780,515 |
| Suez | Egypt | 699,541 |
| Madīnat an Naşr | Egypt | 668,413 |
| Al Mansurah | Egypt | 621,953 |
| Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | Egypt | 592,573 |
| Tanta | Egypt | 576,648 |
| Assiut | Egypt | 528,669 |