Meeting time
Best time to meet: Zurich and Cairo
Zurich is 1 hour behind Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 9 AM to 4 PM in Zurich, which is 10 AM to 5 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Zurich (11 AM in Cairo).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Zurich time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Zurich | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 8 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 9 AM | Cairo at work |
| 9 AM | 10 AM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 11 AM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 12 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 2 PM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 5 PM | Zurich at work |
| 5 PM | 6 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 7 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 8 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Zurich is | Both at work (Zurich time) | Easiest (Zurich / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 28, 2027 | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| March 28, 2027 to April 30, 2027 clocks in Zurich go forward | the same time | 9 AM–5 PM (8 hours) | 10 AM / 10 AM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| October 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Cairo go back | the same time | 9 AM–5 PM (8 hours) | 10 AM / 10 AM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Zurich go back | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
Zurich keeps the same clock as Berlin.
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Zurich 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 Zurich's.
Questions people ask
10 AM in Cairo, while Zurich is 1 hour behind.
10 AM in Zurich, which is 11 AM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 4 PM Zurich time.
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
More cities
Every city from Zurich · Every city from Cairo · All cities · Plan across more than two cities
Try Meetful
Meetings that take their own notes
Free video meetings in the browser: every line of the transcript under the name of who said it, and the summary and action items when you hang up. Nothing to install — guests just open the link.