Bucharest to Cologne: time difference
Cologne 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 04:32 4:32 AM Cologne 03:32 3:32 AM You –:–
04:32 4:32 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
03:32 3:32 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
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−1 h
Cologne is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Cologne 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
🇩🇪 Cologne
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 | 🇩🇪 Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:32 | 03:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 07:24 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 1,095,520 |
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Bucharest and Cologne: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Cologne?
The clocks in Cologne are 1 hour behind those in Bucharest (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Cologne?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Cologne show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cologne when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 5:00 PM in Cologne.
When is a good time to call Cologne from Bucharest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cologne – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cologne?
Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Cologne. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cologne it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Cologne change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Cologne change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
