Cotonou to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Cotonou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
31
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55 · 11 h 20 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cotonou 06:18 6:18 AM Sofia 08:18 8:18 AM You –:–
06:18 6:18 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
08:18 8:18 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55
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+2 h
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou and Sofia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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
🇧🇬 Sofia
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 | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:18 | 08:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 1,286,383 |
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Cotonou and Sofia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cotonou is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 2 hours ahead of those in Cotonou (UTC+3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Cotonou, clocks in Sofia show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Cotonou?
The working day in Cotonou ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Cotonou?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cotonou – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Cotonou?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 10:00 PM in Cotonou it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Sofia, Cotonou is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cotonou 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 will be 1 hour ahead of Cotonou.
