🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55 · 11 h 20 min
Sofia to Mainz: time difference
Mainz is 1 h behind Sofia. 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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Sofia 08:17 8:17 AM Mainz 07:17 7:17 AM You –:–
08:17 8:17 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55
07:17 7:17 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 18:48
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−1 h
Mainz is 1 h behind Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Mainz 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
🇩🇪 Mainz
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 | 🇩🇪 Mainz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:17 | 07:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 18:55 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 209,779 |
Compare Sofia with another city
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Big time differences
Sofia and Mainz: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Mainz?
Mainz is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Sofia is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Mainz?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Mainz show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Mainz?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Mainz show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Mainz from Sofia?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sofia – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mainz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Mainz compared with Sofia?
The new day starts in Mainz later: until 1:00 AM in Sofia, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Mainz, Sofia is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Sofia and Mainz change?
No. The clocks in Sofia and in Mainz change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
