Meeting time
Best time to meet: São Paulo and Cairo
São Paulo is 5 hours behind Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in São Paulo, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in São Paulo (3 PM in Cairo).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, São Paulo time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| São Paulo | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 11 AM | Cairo at work |
| 7 AM | 12 PM | Cairo at work |
| 8 AM | 1 PM | Cairo at work |
| 9 AM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 3 PM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 5 PM | São Paulo at work |
| 1 PM | 6 PM | São Paulo at work |
| 2 PM | 7 PM | São Paulo at work |
| 3 PM | 8 PM | São Paulo at work |
| 4 PM | 9 PM | São Paulo at work |
| 5 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 3 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | São Paulo is | Both at work (São Paulo time) | Easiest (São Paulo / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 30, 2027 | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 6 hours behind | 9 AM–11 AM (2 hours) | 10 AM / 4 PM |
| October 28, 2027 onward clocks in Cairo go back | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and São Paulo 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 São Paulo's.
Questions people ask
2 PM in Cairo, while São Paulo is 5 hours behind.
10 AM in São Paulo, which is 3 PM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM São Paulo time.
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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