Bucharest to Locarno: time difference
Locarno is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Locarno, Switzerland
39
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37 · 10 h 52 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 18:28 6:28 PM Locarno 17:28 5:28 PM You –:–
18:28 6:28 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
17:28 5:28 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Locarno is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Locarno 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
🇨🇭 Locarno
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 | 🇨🇭 Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:28 | 17:28 |
| 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/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 07:45 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 16,000 |
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Bucharest and Locarno: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Locarno?
The clocks in Locarno are 1 hour behind those in Bucharest (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Locarno when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 8:00 AM in Locarno.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Locarno?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Locarno show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Locarno overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Locarno.
When does the date change in Locarno compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Locarno later: until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Locarno, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Bucharest and Locarno change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
