Meeting time

Best time to meet: Mexico City and Cairo

Mexico City is 8 hours behind Cairo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Mexico City, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:56 AMMexico City · Central Standard TimeTue 5:56 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

Mexico CityCairo
6 AM2 PMCairo at work
7 AM3 PMCairo at work
8 AM4 PMCairo at work
9 AM5 PMMexico City at work
10 AM6 PMMexico City at work
11 AM7 PMMexico City at work
12 PM8 PMMexico City at work
1 PM9 PMMexico City at work
2 PM10 PMMexico City at work
3 PM11 PMMexico City at work
4 PM12 AM next dayMexico City at work
5 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesMexico City isBoth at work (Mexico City time)Easiest (Mexico City / Cairo)
Now to April 30, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
October 28, 2027 onward
clocks in Cairo go back
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Mexico City 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 Mexico City's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in Mexico City?
5 PM in Cairo, while Mexico City is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Mexico City and Cairo?
8:30 AM in Mexico City, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Mexico City 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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