Bucharest to Bottrop: time difference
Bottrop is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 21:38 9:38 PM Bottrop 20:38 8:38 PM You –:–
21:38 9:38 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
20:38 8:38 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Bottrop is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Bottrop 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
🇩🇪 Bottrop
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇩🇪 Bottrop |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:38 | 20:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 08:00 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 116,055 |
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Bucharest and Bottrop: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Bottrop?
Bottrop is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Bottrop when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 8:00 AM in Bottrop.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Bottrop?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Bottrop show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bottrop from Bucharest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bottrop – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bottrop compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Bottrop later: until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Bottrop, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Bottrop change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Bottrop change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
