🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
39
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15 · 10 h 8 min
Sofia to Praia: time difference
Praia is 3 h behind Sofia. 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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Sofia 07:31 7:31 AM Praia 04:31 4:31 AM You –:–
07:31 7:31 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
04:31 4:31 AM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:05
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−3 h
Praia is 3 h behind Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Praia 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
🇨🇻 Praia
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇨🇻 Praia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:31 | 04:31 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h 8 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 127,832 |
Compare Sofia with another city
More comparisons with Sofia: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Sofia and Praia: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Praia?
Praia is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−1, while Sofia is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Praia?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Praia show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Praia?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Praia show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sofia and in Praia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sofia, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Praia.
When is it still the previous day in Praia?
Until 3:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in Praia. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Praia it is already the next day in Sofia.
Does the time difference between Sofia and Praia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Praia will be 4 hours behind Sofia.
