Dorchester to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Dorchester. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
25
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:25 · 10 h 48 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dorchester 07:21 7:21 AM Bucharest 09:21 9:21 AM You –:–
07:21 7:21 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:09
09:21 9:21 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:25
·
+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Dorchester.
When you, Dorchester 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
🇬🇧 Dorchester
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 | 🇬🇧 Dorchester | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:21 | 09:21 |
| 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 Dorchester | — | +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 | 07:41 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 10 h 28 min | 10 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 19,500 | 1,883,425 |
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Dorchester and Bucharest: common questions
What is the time difference between Dorchester and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Dorchester is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Dorchester?
The working day in Dorchester starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dorchester, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Dorchester, clocks in Bucharest show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Dorchester and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Dorchester (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Dorchester?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 10:00 PM in Dorchester it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, Dorchester is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Dorchester and Bucharest the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
