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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 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

Hurghada is 1 hour ahead of SAST.

How the time difference changes

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

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

Compare Hurghada time with SAST 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 1 hour ahead of South Africa Standard Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Hurghada, Egypt is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST

Hurghada to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Hurghada which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in SAST

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Hurghada, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Hurghada, Egypt / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST

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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

South Africa Standard Time

Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SAST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time