What time zone is Safaga in?

Safaga is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Africa/Cairo. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Safaga use daylight saving time?

Yes. Safaga changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.

What is the time difference between Safaga and UTC?

Safaga is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Safaga

Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 04:02

Next DST change: 2027-04-30 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Safaga: 04:02 · 11 Nov 2026

Safaga time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

30 Apr 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 170 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Egypt uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Qalyubia, Port Said and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Safaga

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Safaga
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	02:02	2 h behind	Compare Safaga and London
New York	21:02-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Safaga and New York
Los Angeles	18:02-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Safaga and Los Angeles
Berlin	03:02	1 h behind	Compare Safaga and Berlin
Dubai	06:02	2 h ahead	Compare Safaga and Dubai
New Delhi	07:32	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Safaga and New Delhi
Singapore	10:02	6 h ahead	Compare Safaga and Singapore
Tokyo	11:02	7 h ahead	Compare Safaga and Tokyo
Sydney	13:02	9 h ahead	Compare Safaga and Sydney
Copenhagen	03:02	1 h behind	Compare Safaga and Copenhagen

Sun in Safaga today

Daylight

10h 55m today - 2h 54m less than the longest day and 0h 27m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Safaga

City facts

Country: Egypt
Region: Red Sea
Population: 53,639
Dialing code
Currency: EGP · Pound
Coordinates: 26.7491°, 33.9389°

Public holidays in Egypt

Holidays

Jan72027
Christmas Day
Thursday · in 57 days
National
Jan252027
National Police Day
Monday · in 75 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan252027
Revolution Day 2011
Monday · in 75 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar92027
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Tuesday · in 118 days
National
Apr252027
Sinai Liberation Day
Sunday · in 165 days
National

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Johannesburgmatches until 30 Apr 2027
Cape Townmatches until 30 Apr 2027
Durbanmatches until 30 Apr 2027
Kyivmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lubumbashimatches until 30 Apr 2027
Lusakamatches until 30 Apr 2027
Pretoriamatches until 30 Apr 2027
Mbuji-Mayimatches until 30 Apr 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Hurghada58 km · Same time
Qina137 km · Same time
Qūş149 km · Same time
Dishnā162 km · Same time
Luxor174 km · Same time
Nag Hammâdi186 km · Same time
Armant188 km · Same time
Farshūţ193 km · Same time
Jeddah791 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Gaziantep1191 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Safaga in?: Safaga uses Africa/Cairo: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Safaga have daylight saving time?: 30 Apr 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 170 days
03What is the time difference between Safaga and London?: Safaga is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Safaga from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Safaga.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Safaga in?: Safaga is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Africa/Cairo. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Safaga use daylight saving time?: Yes. Safaga changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Safaga and UTC?: Safaga is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Safaga

Christmas Day

National Police Day

Revolution Day 2011

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

Sinai Liberation Day

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now