🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
48
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Benin: time difference
Benin 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 08:20 8:20 AM Benin 06:20 6:20 AM You –:–
08:20 8:20 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
06:20 6:20 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
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−2 h
Benin is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Benin 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
🇧🇯 Benin
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 | 🇧🇯 Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:20 | 06:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 14,111,034 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Benin: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Benin?
Benin is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+1, while Bucharest is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Benin at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Benin it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Benin at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Benin it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Benin from Bucharest?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Benin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Benin?
Before 2:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Benin has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Benin, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Benin change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From October 25, 2026, Benin will be 1 hour behind Bucharest.
