Africa/Cairo

Time zone identifier: Africa/Cairo

Current civil offset: +02:00 (EET)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1900-09-30

Local Mean Time (LMT): +02:05:09 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 157 transitions across 3 distinct offsets

Associated countries: EG

Aliases (Link targets): Egypt

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Africa/Cairo shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1900-09-30 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (157 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1900-09-30T21:54:51Z`	`1900-09-30 23:54:51`	+02:05:09 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1940-07-14T22:00:00Z`	`1940-07-15 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1940-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`1940-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1941-04-14T22:00:00Z`	`1941-04-15 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1941-09-15T21:00:00Z`	`1941-09-15 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1942-03-31T22:00:00Z`	`1942-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1942-10-26T21:00:00Z`	`1942-10-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1943-03-31T22:00:00Z`	`1943-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1943-10-31T21:00:00Z`	`1943-10-31 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1944-03-31T22:00:00Z`	`1944-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1944-10-31T21:00:00Z`	`1944-10-31 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1945-04-15T22:00:00Z`	`1945-04-16 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1945-10-31T21:00:00Z`	`1945-10-31 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1957-05-09T22:00:00Z`	`1957-05-10 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1957-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`1957-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1958-04-30T22:00:00Z`	`1958-05-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1958-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`1958-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1959-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1959-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1959-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1959-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1960-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1960-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1960-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1960-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1961-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1961-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1961-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1961-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1962-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1962-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1962-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1962-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1963-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1963-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1963-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1963-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1964-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1964-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1964-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1964-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1965-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1965-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1965-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1965-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1966-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1966-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1966-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1966-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1967-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1967-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1967-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1967-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1968-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1968-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1968-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1968-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1969-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1969-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1969-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1969-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1970-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1970-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1970-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1970-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1971-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1971-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1971-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1971-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1972-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1972-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1972-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1972-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1973-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1973-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1973-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1973-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1974-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1974-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1974-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1974-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1975-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1975-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1975-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1975-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1976-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1976-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1976-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1976-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1977-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1977-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1977-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1977-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1978-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1978-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1978-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1978-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1979-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1979-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1979-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1979-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1980-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1980-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1980-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1980-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1981-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1981-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1981-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1981-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1982-07-24T23:00:00Z`	`1982-07-25 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1982-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1982-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1983-07-11T23:00:00Z`	`1983-07-12 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1983-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1983-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1984-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1984-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1984-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1984-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1985-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1985-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1985-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1985-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1986-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1986-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1986-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1986-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1987-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1987-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1987-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1987-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1988-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1988-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1988-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1988-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1989-05-05T23:00:00Z`	`1989-05-06 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1989-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1989-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1990-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1990-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1990-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1990-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1991-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1991-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1991-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1991-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1992-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1992-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1992-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1992-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1993-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1993-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1993-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1993-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1994-04-30T23:00:00Z`	`1994-05-01 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1994-10-01T00:00:00Z`	`1994-10-01 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1995-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`1995-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1995-09-28T21:00:00Z`	`1995-09-28 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1996-04-25T22:00:00Z`	`1996-04-26 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1996-09-26T21:00:00Z`	`1996-09-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1997-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`1997-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1997-09-25T21:00:00Z`	`1997-09-25 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1998-04-23T22:00:00Z`	`1998-04-24 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1998-09-24T21:00:00Z`	`1998-09-24 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1999-04-29T22:00:00Z`	`1999-04-30 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1999-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`1999-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2000-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`2000-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2000-09-28T21:00:00Z`	`2000-09-28 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2001-04-26T22:00:00Z`	`2001-04-27 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2001-09-27T21:00:00Z`	`2001-09-27 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2002-04-25T22:00:00Z`	`2002-04-26 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2002-09-26T21:00:00Z`	`2002-09-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2003-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`2003-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2003-09-25T21:00:00Z`	`2003-09-25 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2004-04-29T22:00:00Z`	`2004-04-30 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2004-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`2004-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2005-04-28T22:00:00Z`	`2005-04-29 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2005-09-29T21:00:00Z`	`2005-09-29 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2006-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`2006-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2006-09-21T21:00:00Z`	`2006-09-21 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2007-04-26T22:00:00Z`	`2007-04-27 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2007-09-06T21:00:00Z`	`2007-09-06 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2008-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`2008-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2008-08-28T21:00:00Z`	`2008-08-28 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2009-04-23T22:00:00Z`	`2009-04-24 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2009-08-20T21:00:00Z`	`2009-08-20 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2010-04-29T22:00:00Z`	`2010-04-30 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2010-08-10T21:00:00Z`	`2010-08-10 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2010-09-09T22:00:00Z`	`2010-09-10 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2010-09-30T21:00:00Z`	`2010-09-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2014-05-15T22:00:00Z`	`2014-05-16 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2014-06-26T21:00:00Z`	`2014-06-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2014-07-31T22:00:00Z`	`2014-08-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2014-09-25T21:00:00Z`	`2014-09-25 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2023-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`2023-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2023-10-26T21:00:00Z`	`2023-10-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2024-04-25T22:00:00Z`	`2024-04-26 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2024-10-31T21:00:00Z`	`2024-10-31 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2025-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`2025-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2025-10-30T21:00:00Z`	`2025-10-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2026-04-23T22:00:00Z`	`2026-04-24 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2026-10-29T21:00:00Z`	`2026-10-29 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2027-04-29T22:00:00Z`	`2027-04-30 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2027-10-28T21:00:00Z`	`2027-10-28 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2028-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`2028-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2028-10-26T21:00:00Z`	`2028-10-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2029-04-26T22:00:00Z`	`2029-04-27 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2029-10-25T21:00:00Z`	`2029-10-25 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2030-04-25T22:00:00Z`	`2030-04-26 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2030-10-31T21:00:00Z`	`2030-10-31 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2031-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`2031-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2031-10-30T21:00:00Z`	`2031-10-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2032-04-29T22:00:00Z`	`2032-04-30 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2032-10-28T21:00:00Z`	`2032-10-28 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2033-04-28T22:00:00Z`	`2033-04-29 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2033-10-27T21:00:00Z`	`2033-10-27 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2034-04-27T22:00:00Z`	`2034-04-28 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2034-10-26T21:00:00Z`	`2034-10-26 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2035-04-26T22:00:00Z`	`2035-04-27 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2035-10-25T21:00:00Z`	`2035-10-25 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2036-04-24T22:00:00Z`	`2036-04-25 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2036-10-30T21:00:00Z`	`2036-10-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2037-04-23T22:00:00Z`	`2037-04-24 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2037-10-29T21:00:00Z`	`2037-10-29 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: africa (Lines 340 to 342)

Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
STDOFF	2:05:08.9

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.