Cairo and Hong Kong time difference

Hong Kong is 5 hours ahead of Cairo for most of the year.

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Work hours overlap for 3 hours: 09:00–12:00 in Cairo, which is 14:00–17:00 in Hong Kong.

Hour by hour

On a usual work day (October 14, 2026). Green is 09:00–17:00 work time, dark is night (21:00–07:00).

Cairo	Hong Kong
00:00, Night	05:00, Night
01:00, Night	06:00, Night
02:00, Night	07:00, Off hours
03:00, Night	08:00, Off hours
04:00, Night	09:00, Work hours
05:00, Night	10:00, Work hours
06:00, Night	11:00, Work hours
07:00, Off hours	12:00, Work hours
08:00, Off hours	13:00, Work hours
09:00, Work hours	14:00, Work hours
10:00, Work hours	15:00, Work hours
11:00, Work hours	16:00, Work hours
12:00, Work hours	17:00, Off hours
13:00, Work hours	18:00, Off hours
14:00, Work hours	19:00, Off hours
15:00, Work hours	20:00, Off hours
16:00, Work hours	21:00, Night
17:00, Off hours	22:00, Night
18:00, Off hours	23:00, Night
19:00, Off hours	00:00next day, Night
20:00, Off hours	01:00next day, Night
21:00, Night	02:00next day, Night
22:00, Night	03:00next day, Night
23:00, Night	04:00next day, Night

Through the year

Dates	Difference
October 8, 2026–October 29, 2026	Hong Kong is 5 hours ahead of Cairo
October 30, 2026–April 29, 2027	Hong Kong is 6 hours ahead of Cairo
April 30, 2027–October 7, 2027	Hong Kong is 5 hours ahead of Cairo

Clock changes

Cairo: October 30, 2026: clocks go back 1 hour; April 30, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour.

Hong Kong does not change its clocks.

Questions

What time is it in Hong Kong when it is 09:00 in Cairo?

On a usual day it is 14:00 in Hong Kong.

Do Cairo and Hong Kong change their clocks on the same day?

Only Cairo changes its clocks, so the difference changes with its summer time; see the table above.