Time in Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴
The current local time in Bucharest, Romania is shown below — the city is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone (UTC +03:00 · EEST).
Bucharest local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 EEST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
44.43° N, 26.10° E
Population: 1,716,961
Time zone
IANA: Europe/Bucharest
UTC offset: +03:00 · EEST · Eastern European Time
Country: Romania · ISO RO
Bucharest right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Bucharest changes its clocks: UTC +02:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC +03:00 during daylight saving time.
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Sun today
Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:49
Day length 11h 30m · twilight and monthly table →
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