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UTC +3 Europe/Sofia Europe/Sofia

Country time

What time is in Bulgaria

Current local time in Bulgaria. See the exact time across Bulgaria, time zone info (Europe/Sofia), UTC +3 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Bulgaria

UTC +3
Europe/Sofia
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Bulgaria is Europe/Sofia.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Lovec

Temperature 26°C
Condition Rain showers
Wind speed 4 km/h
AQI 18
AQI category Good
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m3

Using Lovec as the reference location. Updated 12:45 PM.

Time difference

Relative to Bulgaria right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Bulgaria

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 6:24 AM
Sunset 8:26 PM
Day length 14h 1m
Solar noon 1:25 PM

Time in Bulgaria — time zone and key facts

Bulgaria has a population of over 2,866,890.5 and uses one time zone (Europe/Sofia). The current local time applies to the largest city, Lovec, and most of the country.

The time in Bulgaria right now

When you check what time it is in Bulgaria, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Bulgaria's offset from UTC is UTC +3, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Bulgaria

Whether Bulgaria observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Bulgaria is Europe/Sofia. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Bulgaria stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Bulgaria

Major cities in Bulgaria include Lovec, Montana, Razgrad, Sliven, Plovdiv, Pernik and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.