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Bulgaria Time Now

What is the Bulgaria time now?

Current timezone:
Current offset: UTC/GMT +03:00
Observe DST: Yes

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Sofia, Bulgaria is 10 hours ahead of local time Los Angeles, United States.


Is it EET or EEST?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.


Timezone Abbreviations

EET - Eastern European Time (UTC +3),
EEST - Eastern European Summer Time (UTC +2)


Bulgaria Map

Key Cities in Bulgaria with the same time

Sofia, Pleven, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Burgas, Varna.


The IANA time zone identifier for Bulgaria is Europe/Sofia.


Bulgaria Overview

  • Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria
  • Continent: Europe
  • Region: Southeast Europe / Balkans
  • Area: ~110,910 km²
  • Capital: Sofia
  • Largest City: Sofia
  • Borders: Romania (north), Serbia and North Macedonia (west), Greece and Turkey (south); Black Sea (east)
  • Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
  • Calling code: +359
  • Internet top level domain: .bg
  • Latitude: 42.67°N, Longitude: 25.25°E
  • Population: ~6.8–7 million
  • Time Zone: Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2); observes daylight saving time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer

Related: European Timezones.