Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and Cairo

Beijing is 6 hours ahead of Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Beijing, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Beijing (10 AM in Cairo).

Tue 11:54 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeTue 5:54 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Beijing time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

BeijingCairo
6 AM12 AMBoth off
7 AM1 AMBoth off
8 AM2 AMBoth off
9 AM3 AMBeijing at work
10 AM4 AMBeijing at work
11 AM5 AMBeijing at work
12 PM6 AMBeijing at work
1 PM7 AMBeijing at work
2 PM8 AMBeijing at work
3 PM9 AMBoth at work
4 PM10 AMEasiest time
5 PM11 AMCairo at work
6 PM12 PMCairo at work
7 PM1 PMCairo at work
8 PM2 PMCairo at work
9 PM3 PMCairo at work
10 PM4 PMCairo at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesBeijing isBoth at work (Beijing time)Easiest (Beijing / Cairo)
Now to April 30, 20276 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
October 28, 2027 onward
clocks in Cairo go back
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Beijing works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Cairo's weekend, and a Sunday one on Beijing's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
3 AM in Cairo, while Beijing is 6 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and Cairo?
4 PM in Beijing, which is 10 AM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Beijing time.
Does the time difference between Beijing and Cairo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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