Time in Bulgaria
Bulgaria keeps one time: Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 4:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Bulgaria borders Turkey, Romania, Greece, Serbia, and North Macedonia. Its capital is Sofia.
- Population
- 7,000,039 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 42,823 sq mi (110,910 km²)
- Currency
- Lev (BGN)
- Languages
- Bulgarian, Turkish (Bulgaria), Romany
- Calling code
- +359
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- BG
- Coordinates (central point)
- 42.732225, 25.189683
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Ruse, Pleven, and Sliven all keep Eastern European Time, like the rest of Bulgaria.
Daylight saving time in Bulgaria
- Eastern European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 4:00 AM on the last Sunday in October.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | 1 hour behind |
| Greece | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| Romania | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| Turkey | UTC+3 all year | 1 hour ahead in January, same time in July |
| Serbia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | 1 hour behind |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.