Bucharest to Matera: time difference
Matera 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
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Bucharest 03:50 3:50 AM Matera 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 European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Matera is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Matera 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
🇮🇹 Matera
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 | 🇮🇹 Matera |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:50 | 02:50 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Rome |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 10 h 51 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 59,607 |
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Bucharest and Matera: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Matera?
Matera is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Matera?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Matera show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Matera at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Matera it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Matera are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Matera), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Matera?
Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Matera. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Matera it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Matera the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
