🇿🇦 Welkom, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:23 · 12 h 49 min
Welkom to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Welkom. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
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Welkom 10:40 10:40 AM Sofia 11:40 11:40 AM You –:–
10:40 10:40 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:23
11:40 11:40 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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+1 h
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Welkom.
When you, Welkom 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
🇿🇦 Welkom
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🇧🇬 Sofia
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 | 🇿🇦 Welkom | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:40 | 11:40 |
| 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 Welkom | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:35 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 64,130 | 1,286,383 |
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Welkom and Sofia: common questions
What is the time difference between Welkom and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Welkom is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Sofia when it is 9:00 AM in Welkom?
When it is 9:00 AM in Welkom, it is 10:00 AM in Sofia.
If it is 6:00 PM in Welkom, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Welkom, clocks in Sofia show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Welkom?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Welkom – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Welkom?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 11:00 PM in Welkom it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Sofia, Welkom is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Welkom and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia and Welkom will have the same time.
