Medina to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Medina. 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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Medina 07:34 7:34 AM Sofia 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
07:34 7:34 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 17:40
06:34 6:34 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Medina.
When you, Medina 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
🇸🇦 Medina
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
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 | 🇸🇦 Medina | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:34 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Medina | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,100,093 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Medina with another city
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Big time differences
Medina and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Medina is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Medina (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Medina?
The working day in Medina starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Medina, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Medina, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Medina?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Medina – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Medina is it still yesterday in Sofia?
Before 1:00 AM in Medina, the date in Sofia has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Sofia, it is already the next day in Medina.
Is the time difference between Medina and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Medina will have the same time.
