Time in Romania
Romania 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. Romania borders Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Moldova. Its capital is Bucharest.
- Population
- 19,473,936 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 91,699 sq mi (237,500 km²)
- Currency
- Leu (RON)
- Languages
- Romanian, Hungarian, Romany
- Calling code
- +40
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- RO
- Coordinates (central point)
- 45.961692, 24.247825
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
Bucharest, Iaşi, Constanţa, Cluj-Napoca, Braşov, Timişoara, Craiova, and Galaţi all keep Eastern European Time, like the rest of Romania.
Daylight saving time in Romania
- 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 Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Moldova | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| Hungary | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | 1 hour behind |
| Ukraine | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| Bulgaria | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
| 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.