Europe/Sofia Time Zone
04:26:08
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- UTC Offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight Saving Time
- Active
Quick facts
| IANA time zone ID | Europe/Sofia |
|---|---|
| URL slug | europe-sofia |
| Region | Europe |
| Current Time | 04:26 |
| UTC Offset | UTC+3 |
| Raw offset | UTC+2 |
| DST offset | UTC+3 |
| Observes DST | Yes |
| Countries | 1 |
| Major cities | 20 |
| Total city population | 3,163,184 |
Countries in this time zone
| Country | ISO3 | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | BG | 7,000,039 |
Major cities in this time zone
| City | Country | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1,152,556 | 42.6975, 23.3241 |
| Plovdiv | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 329,489 | 42.1539, 24.7500 |
| Varna | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 318,737 | 43.2191, 27.9102 |
| Burgas | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 210,646 | 42.5065, 27.4689 |
| Stara Zagora | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 121,582 | 42.4320, 25.6426 |
| Rousse | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 121,168 | 43.8487, 25.9534 |
| Pleven | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 90,209 | 43.4179, 24.6167 |
| Sliven | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 83,740 | 42.6861, 26.3256 |
| Pernik | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 82,467 | 42.5967, 23.0332 |
| Shumen | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 72,342 | 43.2706, 26.9229 |
| Dobrich | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 69,434 | 43.5649, 27.8314 |
| Blagoevgrad | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 67,810 | 42.0146, 23.0980 |
| Haskovo | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 64,564 | 41.9342, 25.5556 |
| Yambol | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 63,656 | 42.4824, 26.5001 |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 59,166 | 43.0812, 25.6290 |
| Pazardzhik | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 55,220 | 42.1993, 24.3332 |
| Asenovgrad | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 54,778 | 42.0167, 24.8667 |
| Vratsa | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 49,569 | 43.2105, 23.5631 |
| Gabrovo | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 48,133 | 42.8742, 25.3182 |
| Kazanlak | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 47,918 | 42.6167, 25.4000 |
Time conversion helper
When it is 12:00 UTC, it is 15:00 in Europe/Sofia.
| UTC | Local time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | 03:00 |
| 06:00 UTC | 09:00 |
| 12:00 UTC | 15:00 |
| 18:00 UTC | 21:00 |
Other time zones currently at UTC+3
Other Europe time zones
Europe/Sofia is an IANA time zone in the Europe region. It is currently UTC+3. It currently observes daylight saving time. This time zone is used in Bulgaria. Major cities include Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna.