🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
06
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
Bucharest to Richards Bay: time difference
Richards Bay is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Richards Bay, South Africa
06
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03 · 12 h 50 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 13:36 1:36 PM Richards Bay 12:36 12:36 PM You –:–
13:36 1:36 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
12:36 12:36 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03
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−1 h
Richards Bay is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Richards Bay 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
🇿🇦 Richards Bay
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 | 🇿🇦 Richards Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:36 | 12:36 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 05:13 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 12 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 57,387 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Bucharest and Richards Bay: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Richards Bay?
Richards Bay is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Richards Bay at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Richards Bay it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Richards Bay?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Richards Bay show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Richards Bay are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Richards Bay), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Richards Bay?
Before 1:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Richards Bay has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Richards Bay, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Richards Bay change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From October 25, 2026, Richards Bay and Bucharest will have the same time.
