Bucharest to Kitwe: time difference
Kitwe is 1 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Bucharest 03:50 3:50 AM Kitwe 02:50 2:50 AM You –:–
03:50 3:50 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:27
02:50 2:50 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:05
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−1 h
Kitwe is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Kitwe 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
🇿🇲 Kitwe
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 | 🇿🇲 Kitwe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:50 | 02:50 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Lusaka |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h 51 min | 12 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 522,092 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Kitwe: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Kitwe?
The clocks in Kitwe 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 Kitwe?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Kitwe show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Kitwe?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Kitwe show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Kitwe are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kitwe), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Kitwe?
Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Kitwe. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Kitwe it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Kitwe change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From October 25, 2026, Kitwe and Bucharest will have the same time.
