Timezone And DST In Bulgaria

Time zone and daylight saving time in Bulgaria Time zones are always calculated by their difference to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated". In Bulgaria there is only a single time zone at UTC+2. For example, New York is currently at UTC-5 in Eastern Time, so the time difference between New York and Bulgaria is seven hours.

They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by one hour in summer.

The next clock change in Bulgaria will be on March 29th, 2026 at 03:00 to daylight saving time. The clocks are then set one hour forward. Back to overview: BulgariaCurrent time in all regions of Bulgaria:00:00December 2025

Only 1 nationwide time zone

Standard time:	UTC +2	Eastern European Time (EET)
Daylight saving time:	UTC +3	Eastern European Summertime (EEST)

Bulgaria has an east-west extension of 6.0 degrees of longitude. Given the country's location in Eastern Europe, this corresponds to about 490 kilometers. With this still relatively small extension, the course of the sun is only slightly different at various positions in the country. The position of the sun in the west of the country differs from that in the east by only about 24 minutes. This means the sun rises and sets 24 minutes later in the west than in the east. However, this time difference is still normal and is no reason for multiple time zones. This would only really make sense from 15 degrees of longitude.

The next clock changes in Bulgaria

Unlike in North America, the clocks in Bulgaria do not change on the same day. Instead of the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, Bulgaria has different dates for the time change.

Date	Local time	Change
Oct 26, 2025	4:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 29, 2026	3:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 25, 2026	4:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 28, 2027	3:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 31, 2027	4:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 26, 2028	3:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 29, 2028	4:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 25, 2029	3:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 28, 2029	4:00 am	-1 hour to standard time

Changes in Daylight Saving Times

Since 1943, Bulgaria has tried to introduce daylight saving two times: from 1943 to 1944 and 1979 until today. › All countries with Daylight Saving Time

Time differences to Sofia

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