Erbil to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 1 h behind Erbil. 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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Erbil 21:24 9:24 PM Bansko 20:24 8:24 PM You –:–
21:24 9:24 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:06
20:24 8:24 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 17:17
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−1 h
Bansko is 1 h behind Erbil.
When you, Erbil and Bansko are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇶 Erbil
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
🇧🇬 Bansko
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇶 Erbil | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:24 | 20:24 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Erbil | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 10 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,713,461 | 8,000 |
Compare Erbil with another city
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Big time differences
Erbil and Bansko: common questions
How many hours behind Erbil is Bansko?
The clocks in Bansko are 1 hour behind those in Erbil (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Erbil, what time is it in Bansko?
At 9:00 AM in Erbil, clocks in Bansko show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Erbil, what time is it in Bansko?
At 6:00 PM in Erbil, clocks in Bansko show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Erbil and in Bansko overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Erbil, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bansko.
When does the date change in Bansko compared with Erbil?
The new day starts in Bansko later: until 1:00 AM in Erbil, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Bansko, Erbil is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Erbil and Bansko the same all year?
No. Only Bansko switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Bansko and Erbil will have the same time.
