Time difference: Cairo and Shanghai

Convert Cairo to Shanghai, with daylight saving time handled for you.

Now in Cairo

5:04 AM

Cairo time zone

Now in Shanghai

10:04 AM

Shanghai time zone

Results

5:04 AM Cairo in Shanghai

10:04 AM

Shanghai · right now Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Cairo

Times follow Cairo for Cairo and Shanghai for Shanghai, using the IANA time zone database.

Cairo to Shanghai time difference

Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Cairo for most of 2026, and 6 hours ahead of Cairo for about 176 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

In 2026, Cairo switches to daylight saving time on April 24 and back to standard time on October 30. Shanghai does not use daylight saving time.

Cairo to Shanghai conversion table

Every hour on 2026-10-21. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.

CairoShanghai
12:00 AM5:00 AM
1:00 AM6:00 AM
2:00 AM7:00 AM
3:00 AM8:00 AM
4:00 AM9:00 AM
5:00 AM10:00 AM
6:00 AM11:00 AM
7:00 AM12:00 PM
8:00 AM1:00 PM
9:00 AM2:00 PM
10:00 AM3:00 PM
11:00 AM4:00 PM
12:00 PM5:00 PM
1:00 PM6:00 PM
2:00 PM7:00 PM
3:00 PM8:00 PM
4:00 PM9:00 PM
5:00 PM10:00 PM
6:00 PM11:00 PM
7:00 PM12:00 AM · next day
8:00 PM1:00 AM · next day
9:00 PM2:00 AM · next day
10:00 PM3:00 AM · next day
11:00 PM4:00 AM · next day

Working hours overlap

On 2026-10-21, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in Cairo and in Shanghai overlap for about 3 hours, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Cairo (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Shanghai).

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How to use

Follow these steps to get a result

  1. Pick a date and a time in Cairo.

  2. Read the matching Shanghai time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.

  3. Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.

Features

What this tool includes

  • Live clocks for both time zones

  • Daylight saving time handled automatically

  • 24-hour conversion table

  • Working-hours overlap

FAQ

Common questions about this tool

Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Cairo for most of 2026, and 6 hours ahead of Cairo for about 176 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

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Time zone rules come from the IANA time zone database; daylight saving changes are applied automatically. Methodology · Data sources