Alexandria, Egypt Β· UTC+2
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Alexandria is in the Africa/Cairo timezone (EET/UTC+2), with no daylight saving since 2011. Egyptβs second city has a population of around 5 million.
Alexandria stretches along 30 kilometers of Mediterranean coastline, a linear city built on a strip of land between the sea and Lake Mariut. Alexander the Great founded it in 331 BCE. For a thousand years it was one of the most important cities in the world, home to the ancient Library, the Pharos lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders), and some of the most significant intellectual communities of antiquity.
The clock is Eastern European Standard Time, UTC+2, permanent. Egypt abandoned daylight saving time in 2011, after years of inconsistent application and public confusion. The IANA identifier is Africa/Cairo, used for all of Egypt.
Alexandriaβs sea-facing position gives it a softer climate than Cairo to the southeast. The Mediterranean moderates the heat in summer and brings actual rain in winter, which Cairo rarely sees. The cityβs daily rhythm reflects this: a slightly more languid pace than Cairo, a city that spends time on its corniche by the sea.
From lighthouse to corniche
The ancient lighthouse that defined Alexandriaβs position as a navigational landmark is long gone. Its light guided ships through one of the ancient worldβs busiest harbors. Now the Qaitbay Citadel stands where the Pharos once did. The city still marks the transition between the Mediterranean and Africa.
Cairo shares the same timezone. 9am in Alexandria is 7am in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Alexandria
- What timezone is Alexandria in?
- Alexandria uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Cairo. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer). - Does Alexandria observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Alexandria observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Friday, April 24 and fall back one hour on Friday, October 30. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+2 to UTC+3.
- What is the current UTC offset for Alexandria?
- Alexandria is currently at UTC+2. It is not currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Alexandria and New York?
- Alexandria is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Alexandria and London?
- Alexandria is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Alexandria and Los Angeles?
- Alexandria is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Alexandria and Tokyo?
- Alexandria is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Alexandria transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Alexandria?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Alexandria is
Africa/Cairo. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Cairo' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Cairo')`), or any IANA-compatible library.