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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 = 3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026

Hurghada and EEST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Hurghada and EEST have the same time, Hurghada and EET have the same time, Hurghada is 1 hour ahead of EET, or Hurghada is 1 hour behind EEST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in EET, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Hurghada correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EEST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EET, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in EET, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Hurghada correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EEST.

Compare Hurghada time with EEST 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) and Eastern European Summer Time have the same local time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Hurghada, Egypt is 3:00 pm15:00 in EEST

Hurghada to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Hurghada which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EEST

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Hurghada, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Hurghada, Egypt / 3:00 pm15:00 EEST

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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

Eastern European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EEST.

Daylight Saving: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern European Time (EET).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time