Cologne to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Cologne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cologne 02:54 2:54 AM Bucharest 03:54 3:54 AM You –:–
02:54 2:54 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
03:54 3:54 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Cologne.
When you, Cologne 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
🇩🇪 Cologne
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
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 | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:54 | 03:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cologne | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 1,095,520 | 1,883,425 |
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Cologne and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Cologne is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Cologne: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cologne, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Cologne, clocks in Bucharest show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cologne, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Cologne, clocks in Bucharest show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cologne and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cologne, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest.
From what time in Cologne is it tomorrow in Bucharest?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cologne, the date in Bucharest has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day in Cologne.
Does the time difference between Cologne and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Cologne and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
