🇨🇩 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Central Africa Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:55 · 12 h 10 min
Bukavu to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Bukavu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bukavu 08:42 8:42 AM Sofia 09:42 9:42 AM You –:–
08:42 8:42 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:55
09:42 9:42 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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Sofia is 1 h ahead of Bukavu.
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Working hours
🇨🇩 Bukavu
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🇧🇬 Sofia
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇩 Bukavu | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:42 | 09:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Bukavu | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lubumbashi | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:45 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h 10 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 816,811 | 1,286,383 |
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Bukavu and Sofia: common questions
How far ahead of Bukavu is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Bukavu: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bukavu, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Bukavu, clocks in Sofia show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bukavu, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Bukavu, clocks in Sofia show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bukavu and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bukavu, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia.
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Bukavu?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 11:00 PM in Bukavu it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Sofia, Bukavu is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Bukavu and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia and Bukavu will have the same time.
