Colchester to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Colchester. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Colchester 04:31 4:31 AM Bucharest 06:31 6:31 AM You –:–
04:31 4:31 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 17:54
06:31 6:31 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:25
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+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Colchester.
When you, Colchester 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
🇬🇧 Colchester
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Colchester | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:31 | 06:31 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Colchester | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 10 h 24 min | 10 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 190,098 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Colchester with another city
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Colchester and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Colchester is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead of Colchester: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Colchester, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Colchester, clocks in Bucharest show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest at the end of the working day in Colchester?
The working day in Colchester ends at 6:00 PM; in Bucharest it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Colchester?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Colchester – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 10:00 PM in Colchester it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Colchester.
Does the time difference between Colchester and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Colchester and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
