Current time in Bucharest
Romania · Europe/Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
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- Time zone
- EEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- vs Wales
- +2h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Europe/Bucharest
Current difference
Next change 25 Oct 2026
Bucharest compared with Wales
Live difference between Bucharest and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Bucharest runs 2 hours ahead of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 14:00 in Bucharest. Because Bucharest also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Bucharest
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in Romania and in time zones close to Bucharest.
Bucharest time, questions
- What time is it in Bucharest right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bucharest, Romania, updating every second. Bucharest uses the Europe/Bucharest time zone, currently EEST (UTC+3).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Bucharest?
- Bucharest is currently 2 hours ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 14:00 in Bucharest. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Bucharest observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Bucharest changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 25 October 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+3 to UTC+2.
- What time zone is Bucharest in?
- Bucharest is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone of the IANA database, shown as EEST and equal to UTC+3.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities