Current time in Bucharest, Romania

10:43:23 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Bucharest is on Eastern European Standard Time, UTC+2. It observes daylight saving time.

About 1.9 million people live in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Scheduled flights use Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU, 8 km away) and Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP, 16 km away).

Time zone: Europe/Bucharest
UTC offset now: UTC+2
Daylight saving time: Not in effect now
Sunrise today: 6:43 AM
Sunset today: 5:15 PM
Daylight: 10 h 32 min
Population: 1,877,155
Currency: Leu (RON)
Dialing code: +40
Languages (country): Romanian, Hungarian
Next clock change: Clocks spring forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 at 3:00 AM local (UTC+2 to UTC+3)
Airports: BBU 8 km · OTP 16 km

Bucharest · nominal UTC+2 band · night shaded

Cities near Bucharest

Istanbul11:43 AM · +1 h445 km away
Budapest9:43 AM · −1 h643 km away
Athens10:43 AM · ±0 h744 km away
Kyiv10:43 AM · ±0 h747 km away
Vienna9:43 AM · −1 h856 km away
Warsaw9:43 AM · −1 h945 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 44.43°, 26.11° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.