🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
51
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:43 · 11 h 1 min
Sofia to Locarno: time difference
Locarno is 1 h behind Sofia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Locarno, Switzerland
51
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37 · 10 h 52 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sofia 17:37 5:37 PM Locarno 16:37 4:37 PM You –:–
17:37 5:37 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:43
16:37 4:37 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:45 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Locarno is 1 h behind Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Locarno are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇬 Sofia
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
🇨🇭 Locarno
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 | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇨🇭 Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:37 | 16:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:42 | 07:45 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 1 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 16,000 |
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Sofia and Locarno: common questions
How many hours behind Sofia is Locarno?
The clocks in Locarno are 1 hour behind those in Sofia (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Locarno?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Locarno show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Locarno?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Locarno show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sofia and Locarno are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Locarno), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Locarno?
Until 1:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in Locarno. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Locarno it is already the next day in Sofia.
Is the time difference between Sofia and Locarno the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
