Buff Bay to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 8 h ahead of Buff Bay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buff Bay 19:07 7:07 PM Bansko 03:07 3:07 AM You –:–
19:07 7:07 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:43
03:07 3:07 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 18:40
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+8 h
Bansko is 8 h ahead of Buff Bay.
When you, Buff Bay and Bansko are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Buff Bay
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
🇧🇬 Bansko
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Buff Bay | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:07 | 03:07 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Buff Bay | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 07:43 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 2,757 | 8,000 |
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Buff Bay and Bansko: common questions
How far ahead of Buff Bay is Bansko?
Bansko is 8 hours ahead of Buff Bay: UTC+3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Bansko at the start of the working day in Buff Bay?
The working day in Buff Bay starts at 9:00 AM; in Bansko it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buff Bay, what time is it in Bansko?
At 6:00 PM in Buff Bay, clocks in Bansko show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Bansko from Buff Bay?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Buff Bay – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bansko – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Buff Bay is it tomorrow in Bansko?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Buff Bay, the date in Bansko has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Bansko, it is still the previous day in Buff Bay.
Is the time difference between Buff Bay and Bansko the same all year?
No. Only Bansko switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Bansko will be 7 hours ahead of Buff Bay.
