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Hurghada's clocks go back 1 hour on Fri, Oct 30 · EEST → EET
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3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 16, 2026

Hurghada is 2 hours ahead of BST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Hurghada is 1 hour ahead of BST, Hurghada is 2 hours ahead of BST, Hurghada is 2 hours ahead of GMT, or Hurghada is 3 hours ahead of GMT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in BST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in GMT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in GMT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in BST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in BST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in GMT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in GMT.

Compare Hurghada time with BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is 2 hours ahead of British Summer Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Hurghada, Egypt is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST

Hurghada to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Hurghada which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in BST

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Hurghada, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

3:00 pm15:00 Hurghada, Egypt / 1:00 pm13:00 BST

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Hurghada Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 amFriday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11:00 pmThursday, October 29, 2026 at 23:00 (EET). Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, April 30, 2027 at 12:00 amFriday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Friday of April each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Hurghada Facts

Country
Egypt
Alternative Names
Al Ghardaqah, Al-Ghardaqa, Chournkanta, El-Ghardaqa, Gurdaka, HRG, Hurgada, Hurghada, Khurgada, Khurgade, Urgada, alghrdqh, alghrdqt, furugada, ghrdqh, hong jia da, huleugada, Χουργκάντα, Хургада, Хургаде, Հուրգադա, ערדקה, الغردقة, الغردقه, غردقه, غردقہ, ელ-გურდაკა, フルガダ, 洪加達, 후르가다
Population
207,132
Currency
Pound (EGP)
Geographic Coordinates
27° 15' N Latitude / 33° 48' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+20

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time