Sharm El-Sheikh in numbers
- Coordinates
- 27.9158, 34.3299
- Population
- 38 478
- Region
- South Sinai
- Country
- Egypt, Africa
- Capital
- Cairo — 383 km away
What time is it in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Find out what time it is now in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt — the local clock runs on Africa/Cairo (+2).
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Cairo
Local time in Sharm El-Sheikh
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Sharm El-Sheikh keeps Africa/Cairo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:27 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 5:32 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Sharm El-Sheikh right now
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Sharm El-Sheikh and its neighbours
Largest cities in South Sinai
- El-Tor 38 285
- Dahab 8 000
- Nuwaybi`a 5 000
- Saint Catherine 4 603
- Taba 700
Same time zone — Africa/Cairo
- Cairo Egypt
- Alexandria Egypt
- Giza Egypt
- Shubra Al Khaymah Egypt
- Port Said Egypt
- Suez Egypt
Nearby places
- Ras Nasrani — 10.1 km
- Nabq — 16.8 km
- Al Gharqanah — 22.4 km
- Dahab — 65.0 km
- Al Jubayl — 75.4 km
- Tor Neighborhood — 78.0 km
Local time details for Sharm El-Sheikh
Clocks in Ras Nasrani and Nabq read the same as clocks in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Local clocks in Sharm El-Sheikh answer to Africa/Cairo, set UTC+2 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
The day begins at Sharm El-Sheikh with sunrise at 5:57 AM and ends with sunset at 4:58 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 01 min.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Sharm El-Sheikh be stated?
- It should be stated as Africa/Cairo, with an offset of +2.
- Does the time in Sharm El-Sheikh shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Sharm El-Sheikh — what are they?
- Sunrise at 5:57 AM, sunset at 4:58 PM.