🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15 · 10 h 8 min
Sofia to Samsun: time difference
Samsun is 1 h ahead of 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Sofia 07:31 7:31 AM Samsun 08:31 8:31 AM You –:–
07:31 7:31 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
08:31 8:31 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 17:26
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+1 h
Samsun is 1 h ahead of Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Samsun 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
🇹🇷 Samsun
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇹🇷 Samsun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:31 | 08:31 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 10 h 8 min | 10 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 1,295,927 |
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 Samsun: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Samsun?
Samsun is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Sofia is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Samsun?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Samsun show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Samsun?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Samsun show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Samsun from Sofia?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Sofia – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Samsun – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Samsun compared with Sofia?
The new day starts in Samsun earlier: at 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Samsun, Sofia is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Sofia and Samsun change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Samsun and Sofia will have the same time.
