🇿🇦 Richards Bay, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03 · 12 h 50 min
Richards Bay to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Richards Bay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Richards Bay 10:15 10:15 AM Sofia 11:15 11:15 AM You –:–
10:15 10:15 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 18:03
11:15 11:15 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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Sofia is 1 h ahead of Richards Bay.
When you, Richards Bay 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
🇿🇦 Richards Bay
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🇧🇬 Sofia
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Richards Bay | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:15 | 11:15 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Richards Bay | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:13 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 57,387 | 1,286,383 |
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Richards Bay and Sofia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Richards Bay is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour ahead of those in Richards Bay (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Richards Bay, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Richards Bay, clocks in Sofia show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Richards Bay?
The working day in Richards Bay ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Richards Bay and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Richards Bay, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia.
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Richards Bay?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 11:00 PM in Richards Bay it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Sofia, Richards Bay is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Richards Bay and Sofia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From October 25, 2026, Sofia and Richards Bay will have the same time.
