Cairo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.1836, -91.3274
- Elevation
- 219 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1241 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cairo, Iowa, United States
On this page the local time of Cairo, Iowa, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Cairo, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Cairo
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Cairo keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Cairo right now
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Cairo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12413
- 26337
- 39827
- 39828
- 45820
- 62914
- 65239
- 68824
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Cairo
- Cairo Cairo, Egypt
- Cairo Georgia, United States
- Cairo Illinois, United States
- Cairo New York, United States
- Cairo Nebraska, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Louisa County — 6.9 km
- Bard — 7.1 km
- Columbus City — 9.2 km
- Marsh — 9.3 km
- Woodland Mobile Home Park — 10.7 km
- Columbus Junction — 11.1 km
Cairo: clock, sun and surroundings
In Louisa County and Bard the clock agrees with Cairo.
Addressing within Cairo draws on 8 postal codes.
Local clocks in Cairo answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise at Cairo today happens at 7:33 AM, sunset at 6:08 PM. The two are 10 h 35 min apart.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Cairo?
- The time zone for Cairo is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Cairo?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Cairo?
- The sun rises at 7:33 AM.