Bulgaria
Time now in Sofia
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
227,610
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 41m
Coordinates
42.67, 23.80
Time difference from Sofia
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sofia right now.
Sofia on the map
About the time in Sofia
Sofia 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Sofia day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 06:00–14:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 227,610 people live in Sofia, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sofia
- 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.
- Does Sofia 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 Sofia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sofia, updating every second from Europe/Sofia (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Sofia in?
- Sofia uses Europe/Sofia, currently UTC +3.
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