Loures to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Loures. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Loures 15:24 3:24 PM Sofia 17:24 5:24 PM You –:–
15:24 3:24 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:54
17:24 5:24 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:40
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+2 h
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Loures.
When you, Loures 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
🇵🇹 Loures
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 | 🇵🇹 Loures | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:24 | 17:24 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Loures | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 07:45 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 201,632 | 1,286,383 |
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Loures and Sofia: common questions
How far ahead of Loures is Sofia?
Sofia is 2 hours ahead of Loures: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Loures?
The working day in Loures starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Loures, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Loures, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Loures?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Loures – 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 Loures?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 10:00 PM in Loures it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Sofia, Loures is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Loures and Sofia change?
No. The clocks in Loures and in Sofia change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
