Bucharest to Mindelo: time difference
Mindelo is 3 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇻 Mindelo, Cape Verde
24
- Cape Verde Standard Time
- UTC-1
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:08 · 11 h 28 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 20:13 8:13 PM Mindelo 17:13 5:13 PM You –:–
20:13 8:13 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:01
17:13 5:13 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:08
·
−3 h
Mindelo is 3 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Mindelo 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
🇨🇻 Mindelo
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇨🇻 Mindelo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:13 | 17:13 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:40 |
| Sunset | 17:01 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 10 h 3 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 70,000 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Bucharest and Mindelo: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Mindelo?
Mindelo is 3 hours behind Bucharest: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Mindelo?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Mindelo show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Mindelo at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Mindelo it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mindelo from Bucharest?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mindelo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Mindelo?
Before 3:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Mindelo has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Mindelo, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time gap between Bucharest and Mindelo change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bucharest but not in Mindelo. From March 28, 2027, Mindelo will be 4 hours behind Bucharest.
