Current time in Hurghada
Friday, 17 July 2026
Hurghada, Egypt · Africa/Cairo · UTC+03:00
Time-zone identity for Hurghada
- IANA zone
Africa/Cairo- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Current zone label
- EEST
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Hurghada is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Hurghada
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Hurghada
Conditions near Hurghada and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Blowing dust
- Feels like
- 29°C
- Humidity
- 40%
- Wind
- 22.3 km/h NW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny29°C to 34°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
- Sunny28°C to 34°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 17.3 km/h
- Sunny27°C to 35°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 18.4 km/h
Forecast valid from 09:15 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T06:34:11.046Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T06:49:11.046Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Hurghada
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Cairo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
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Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Hurghada
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Cairo local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Civil twilight
- 05:35–20:07
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:06
- Moonset
- 22:04
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Location context
About Hurghada
Location details for Hurghada in Red Sea, Egypt.
- Administrative area
- Red Sea, Egypt
- Population
- 207,132
- Coordinates
- 27.2574° N, 33.8129° E. The elevation is 11 metres.
Country context
Egypt at a glance
Country information for Egypt. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Country codes
- EG · EGY · 818
- Population
- 98,423,595
- Currency
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Calling code
- +20
- Languages
- Arabic (Egypt), English, and French
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Cairo.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Hurghada
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Hurghada. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- SafagaRed Sea, Egypt58 km south
Africa/CairoSame local time - Al QuşayrRed Sea, Egypt136 km south
Africa/CairoSame local time - Ras GharibRed Sea, Egypt142 km northwest
Africa/CairoSame local time - ZaafaranaRed Sea, Egypt235 km northwest
Africa/CairoSame local time - Ar Radīsīyah QiblīRed Sea, Egypt277 km south
Africa/CairoSame local time - Banī Suwayf al JadīdahRed Sea, Egypt330 km northwest
Africa/CairoSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Cairo when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 361291 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T06:34:11.025Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T06:34:11.046Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T06:34:11.045Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.