Timezone details
- Identifier
- Abbreviation
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- Transitioned
- March 29, 2026 at 04:00 AM
Asia • Famagusta
CyprusCurrent local time
07:14:25
Sunday, May 31, 2026
UTC offset
UTC+03:00
Status
Daylight saving
Next transition
October 25, 2026 at 03:00 AM
Famagusta toggles between daylight and standard time annually. Clocks fall back by one hour in 5 months (October 25, 2026 at 03:00 AM).
Daylight saving since
March 29, 2026 at 04:00 AM
2 months ago
Standard time resumes on
October 25, 2026 at 03:00 AM
in 5 months
30% through the current daylight saving season.
Eastern European Standard Time (EET)
Eastern European Time zones like Cairo operate in UTC+03:00 right now. Most of the EET region springs forward with daylight saving time, so clocks are busy during summer; only Libya stays at UTC+02:00 today.
Libya ignores daylight saving and all year keeps clocks at UTC+02:00.
There are 18 member zones across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Cairo is at UTC+03:00 right now, using EEST.
On 2026-10-29 23:00:00 EEST, clocks fall back to standard time.
Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Cyprus, Palestine, Greece, Romania, and Moldova are among the members.
The standard offset is UTC+02:00, but most zones shift to UTC+03:00 during DST.
16 out of 18 member zones are observing daylight saving time right now.
EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is the abbreviation used during daylight saving.