Meeting time

Best time to meet: Cairo and Colombo

Cairo is 3 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 1:30 PM in Cairo, which is 12:30 PM to 5 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Cairo (1:30 PM in Colombo).

Tue 5:54 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard TimeTue 9:24 PMColombo · India Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

CairoColombo
6 AM9:30 AMColombo at work
7 AM10:30 AMColombo at work
8 AM11:30 AMColombo at work
9 AM12:30 PMBoth at work
10 AM1:30 PMEasiest time
11 AM2:30 PMBoth at work
12 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM5:30 PMCairo at work
3 PM6:30 PMCairo at work
4 PM7:30 PMCairo at work
5 PM8:30 PMBoth off
6 PM9:30 PMBoth off
7 PM10:30 PMBoth off
8 PM11:30 PMBoth off
9 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesCairo isBoth at work (Cairo time)Easiest (Cairo / Colombo)
Now to April 30, 20273 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–1:30 PM (4 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 1:30 PM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
2 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–2:30 PM (5 hours 30 minutes)11 AM / 1:30 PM
October 28, 2027 onward
clocks in Cairo go back
3 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–1:30 PM (4 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 1:30 PM

Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Colombo 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 Colombo's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Cairo?
12:30 PM in Colombo, while Cairo is 3 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Cairo and Colombo?
10 AM in Cairo, which is 1:30 PM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 1:30 PM Cairo time.
Does the time difference between Cairo and Colombo 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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