Cape Verde to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 3 h ahead of Cape Verde. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Verde 21:13 9:13 PM Bucharest 00:13 12:13 AM You –:–
21:13 9:13 PM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:05
00:13 12:13 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:01
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+3 h
Bucharest is 3 h ahead of Cape Verde.
When you, Cape Verde and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:13 | 00:13 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cape Verde Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cape Verde | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Cape Verde | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 555,988 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Cape Verde with another city
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Cape Verde and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Verde is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 3 hours ahead of Cape Verde: UTC+2 against UTC−1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Verde, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Verde, clocks in Bucharest show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Verde, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Verde, clocks in Bucharest show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Verde and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Verde (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 9:00 PM in Cape Verde it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Cape Verde.
Is the time difference between Cape Verde and Bucharest the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Bucharest will be 4 hours ahead of Cape Verde.
