Current Time in IANA Europe/Bucharest Timezone
IANA Name: Europe/Bucharest
Standard Offset: UTC +02:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC +03:00
DST Abbreviation: EEST
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
Europe / Bucharest (Europe/Bucharest) is an IANA time zone with a standard offset of UTC+02:00. As of Thursday, 16 July 2026, the current local time in the Europe/Bucharest zone is 05:38:53 (EEST). This zone observes daylight saving time, shifting to UTC+03:00 during the DST period; the changeover dates are set by the IANA time zone database and applied automatically by operating systems. The Europe/Bucharest zone is used in Romania. It covers 37 listed cities such as Arad, Bacău, Baia Mare and Bistriţa, all of which share the same current time shown above.