Italy to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Italy. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Italy 03:33 3:33 AM Bucharest 04:33 4:33 AM You –:–
03:33 3:33 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 18:39
04:33 4:33 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Italy.
When you, Italy 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
🇮🇹 Italy
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 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:33 | 04:33 |
| 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 Italy | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Rome | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:17 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:39 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 58,850,717 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Italy with another city
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Italy and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Italy is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Italy: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Italy?
The working day in Italy starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Italy, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Italy, clocks in Bucharest show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Italy?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Italy – that is 10:00 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 11:00 PM in Italy it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Italy.
Does the time difference between Italy and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Italy and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
