Bucharest is located in Romania and uses the Europe/Bucharest timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3. Sunrise is at 06:14 and sunset at 17:47 local time. The coordinates of Bucharest are 44.43°N, 26.10°E.

Today Bucharest gets 11 hours 33 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:01, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Bucharest shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga, Tallinn. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Bucharest from…

From	Gap	Call at (Bucharest time)
🇱🇹 Vilnius	same time	09:00–17:00
🇫🇮 Helsinki	same time	09:00–17:00
🇪🇪 Tallinn	same time	09:00–17:00
🇧🇾 Minsk	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Bucharest in?›

Bucharest is in the Europe/Bucharest timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Bucharest observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Bucharest observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Bucharest?›

Bucharest is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Bucharest ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Bucharest in UTC?›

09:00 in Bucharest is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Bucharest today?›

Today the sun rises in Bucharest at 06:14 and sets at 17:47 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.