Current time in Sofia
Bulgaria · Europe/Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Time zone
- EEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- vs Wales
- +2h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Europe/Sofia
Current difference
Next change 25 Oct 2026
Sofia compared with Wales
Live difference between Sofia and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Sofia 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 Sofia. Because Sofia 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 Sofia
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Other places in Bulgaria and in time zones close to Sofia.
Sofia time, questions
- What time is it in Sofia right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sofia, Bulgaria, updating every second. Sofia uses the Europe/Sofia time zone, currently EEST (UTC+3).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Sofia?
- Sofia is currently 2 hours ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 14:00 in Sofia. 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 Sofia observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Sofia 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 Sofia in?
- Sofia is in the Europe/Sofia time zone of the IANA database, shown as EEST and equal to UTC+3.
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