🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
06
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30 · 10 h 57 min
Bucharest to Athlone: time difference
Athlone is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 15:30 3:30 PM Athlone 13:30 1:30 PM You –:–
15:30 3:30 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
13:30 1:30 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:02 · 🌙 18:33
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−2 h
Athlone is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Athlone are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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
🇮🇪 Athlone
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇮🇪 Athlone |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:30 | 13:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Irish Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 08:02 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 21,000 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Athlone: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Athlone?
Athlone is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+1, while Bucharest is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Athlone?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Athlone show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Athlone?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Athlone show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Athlone from Bucharest?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Athlone – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Athlone compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Athlone later: until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Athlone, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Athlone change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Athlone change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
