What time is it in Bucharest?
Bucharest, Romania, is in the Europe/Bucharest timezone (UTC+3). The sun rises around 05:57 local time.
Bucharest, UTC+3Europe/Bucharest
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Daylight
- 14 h 50 min
Bucharest Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Bucharest? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Bucharest is UTC+3, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Bucharest on your clock
Pick a time in Bucharest and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Bucharest at a glance
- Country
- Romania
- Known locally as
- România
- Population
- 1,877,155
- Currency
- RON
- Dialling code
- +40
- Languages
- Romanian
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 44.43, 26.10
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Bucharest
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Bucharest
Bucharest keeps the Europe/Bucharest timezone, UTC+3 right now. It observes daylight saving time, so the offset shifts between winter (UTC+2) and summer (UTC+3), the live clock above always uses the correct one. That makes Bucharest 3 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Bucharest (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 1 h overlap
- London, 6 h overlap
- Singapore, 4 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:57 and sets around 20:46 in Bucharest. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31. The next clock change in Bucharest lands on 25 October 2026, when clocks go back one hour.
Most offices in Bucharest run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+3, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Bucharest
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Bucharest in?
Bucharest uses Europe/Bucharest, which is UTC+3.
Does Bucharest observe daylight saving time?
The Europe/Bucharest zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.