Matola to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Matola. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
50
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Matola 08:51 8:51 AM Bucharest 09:51 9:51 AM You –:–
08:51 8:51 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 17:59
09:51 9:51 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Matola.
When you, Matola 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
🇲🇿 Matola
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 | 🇲🇿 Matola | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:51 | 09:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Matola | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Maputo | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:13 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 675,422 | 1,883,425 |
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Matola and Bucharest: common questions
How far ahead of Matola is Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Matola: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Matola, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Matola, clocks in Bucharest show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Matola, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Matola, clocks in Bucharest show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bucharest from Matola?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Matola – 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 Matola 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 Matola.
Does the time gap between Matola and Bucharest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bucharest but not in Matola. From October 25, 2026, Bucharest and Matola will have the same time.
