Bulgaria
Time now in Plovdiv
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 08:14Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
635,630
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
08:14
Day length
13h 40m
Coordinates
42.27, 24.83
Time difference from Plovdiv
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Plovdiv right now.
Plovdiv on the map
About the time in Plovdiv
Around 635,630 people live in Plovdiv, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:34 and sunset at 08:14 local time, giving 13h 40m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.27, 24.83) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Plovdiv.
Plovdiv runs on Europe/Sofia, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Plovdiv
- Does Plovdiv change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Plovdiv right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Plovdiv, updating every second from Europe/Sofia (UTC +3).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Sofia, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Plovdiv in?
- Plovdiv uses Europe/Sofia, currently UTC +3.
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