Benin to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Benin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Benin 17:54 5:54 PM Sofia 19:54 7:54 PM You –:–
17:54 5:54 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:23
19:54 7:54 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:43
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+2 h
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Benin.
When you, Benin 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
🇳🇬 Benin
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 | 🇳🇬 Benin | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:54 | 19:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Benin | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 07:42 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,147,188 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Benin with another city
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Big time differences
Benin and Sofia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Benin is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 2 hours ahead of those in Benin (UTC+3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Sofia show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Benin?
The working day in Benin ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Benin and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Benin (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Sofia?
From 10:00 PM in Benin it is already the next day in Sofia. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in Benin.
Is the time difference between Benin and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia will be 1 hour ahead of Benin.
