Messina to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Messina. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
33
- 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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Messina 08:23 8:23 AM Bucharest 09:23 9:23 AM You –:–
08:23 8:23 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:18
09:23 9:23 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
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+1 h
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Messina.
When you, Messina 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
🇮🇹 Messina
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 | 🇮🇹 Messina | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:23 | 09:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Messina | — | +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 | 07:10 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 217,734 | 1,883,425 |
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Messina and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Messina is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 1 hour ahead of those in Messina (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Messina, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Messina, clocks in Bucharest show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 6:00 PM in Messina?
When it is 6:00 PM in Messina, it is 7:00 PM in Bucharest.
When do working hours in Messina and in Bucharest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Messina, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest.
When does the date change in Bucharest compared with Messina?
The new day starts in Bucharest earlier: at 11:00 PM in Messina it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, Messina is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Messina and Bucharest change?
No. The clocks in Messina and in Bucharest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
