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Chicago to Cairo time: best hours to meet
Planning a call between Chicago and Cairo? Here's the time in both cities right now and the hours when both of you are at work.
Cairo is 8 hours ahead of Chicago for most of the year.
There are no shared 9-to-5 hours. If one of you starts at 8 or stays until 6, you can meet 8:00 AM–10:00 AM in Chicago (4:00 PM–6:00 PM in Cairo).
The next 24 hours
Purple = working hours (9–5) in one city. Green = working hours in both.
| Chicago | Cairo |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM Fri | 8:00 AM Fri |
| 1:00 AM Fri | 9:00 AM Fri |
| 2:00 AM Fri | 10:00 AM Fri |
| 3:00 AM Fri | 11:00 AM Fri |
| 4:00 AM Fri | 12:00 PM Fri |
| 5:00 AM Fri | 1:00 PM Fri |
| 6:00 AM Fri | 2:00 PM Fri |
| 7:00 AM Fri | 3:00 PM Fri |
| 8:00 AM Fri | 4:00 PM Fri |
| 9:00 AM Fri | 5:00 PM Fri |
| 10:00 AM Fri | 6:00 PM Fri |
| 11:00 AM Fri | 7:00 PM Fri |
| 12:00 PM Fri | 8:00 PM Fri |
| 1:00 PM Fri | 9:00 PM Fri |
| 2:00 PM Fri | 10:00 PM Fri |
| 3:00 PM Fri | 11:00 PM Fri |
| 4:00 PM Fri | 12:00 AM Sat |
| 5:00 PM Fri | 1:00 AM Sat |
| 6:00 PM Fri | 2:00 AM Sat |
| 7:00 PM Fri | 3:00 AM Sat |
| 8:00 PM Fri | 4:00 AM Sat |
| 9:00 PM Fri | 5:00 AM Sat |
| 10:00 PM Fri | 6:00 AM Sat |
| 11:00 PM Fri | 7:00 AM Sat |
Chicago and Cairo time difference through the year
Cairo is 8 hours ahead of Chicago from 30 April to 28 October and from 7 November to 13 March, and 7 hours ahead from 14 March to 29 April and from 29 October to 6 November (dates for 2027).
The difference changes because both cities change their clocks for summer, on different dates.
Best hours for a Chicago–Cairo meeting
When Cairo is 8 hours ahead of Chicago: There are no shared 9-to-5 hours. If one of you starts at 8 or stays until 6, you can meet 8:00 AM–10:00 AM in Chicago (4:00 PM–6:00 PM in Cairo).
When Cairo is 7 hours ahead of Chicago: 9:00 AM–10:00 AM in Chicago = 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Cairo (1 hour when you're both at work).
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