Bottrop to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Bottrop. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bottrop 19:17 7:17 PM Bucharest 20:17 8:17 PM You –:–
19:17 7:17 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 18:37
20:17 8:17 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Bottrop.
When you, Bottrop and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Bottrop
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇷🇴 Bucharest
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Bottrop | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:17 | 20:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Bottrop | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:00 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 18:37 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 116,055 | 1,883,425 |
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Bottrop and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Bottrop is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Bottrop: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 9:00 AM in Bottrop?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bottrop, it is 10:00 AM in Bucharest.
What time is it in Bucharest at the end of the working day in Bottrop?
The working day in Bottrop ends at 6:00 PM; in Bucharest it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bottrop and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bottrop, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest.
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 11:00 PM in Bottrop it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Bottrop.
Does the time gap between Bottrop and Bucharest change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
