Current Time in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Bosnia & Herzegovina
It's 8:08 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Bosnia & Herzegovina on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Bosnia & Herzegovina observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Sarajevo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Sarajevo
Banja Luka
Zenica
Tuzla
How Bosnia & Herzegovina writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD. MM. YYYY.
- day-month-year, e.g. 25. 11. 2026. · 25. novembar 2026.
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the bs-BA locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- New Year's DayNova GodinaFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- New Year's DayNova GodinaSat, 2 January 2027 · in 58 days
- May Day / International Workers' DayPraznik radaSat, 1 May 2027 · in 177 days
- May Day / International Workers' DayPraznik radaSun, 2 May 2027 · in 178 days
Time difference from Bosnia & Herzegovina
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Bosnia & Herzegovina time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:08 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:08 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:08 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:08 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:08 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:08 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:08 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:08 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Bosnia & Herzegovina at a glance
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Population
- 3,422,000
- Currency
- Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM)
Questions about time in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- What time is it in Bosnia & Herzegovina right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:08 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- How many time zones does Bosnia & Herzegovina have?
- Bosnia & Herzegovina uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Sarajevo).
- Does Bosnia & Herzegovina observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Bosnia & Herzegovina observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Bosnia & Herzegovina?
- The next national public holiday is New Year's Day on Fri, 1 January 2027.