Time-zone spread
Bulgaria is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Europe/Sofia · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Bulgaria has 1 time zone.
Last updated recently. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
What time is it in Bulgaria
It's currently 1:01 PM GMT+3 in Bulgaria, which is UTC+03:00. Bulgaria observes daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
Europe/Sofia
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Unification Day
September 6, 2026
Airport pages
1
Operational country read
This page is classified as a compact country time hub. It combines city coverage, time-zone spread, holiday signals, airport links, and reference-market overlap so users can decide whether to open a city page, a meeting planner, or a travel page next.
Time-zone spread
Bulgaria is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Europe/Sofia · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Bulgaria overlaps 2 of 8 reference markets right now. Use those rows for live calls and treat the remaining markets as async handoffs.
Snapshot uses 8 reference market clocks against Europe/Sofia.
Planning next step
Bulgaria has an airport-country page, so travel planning can move from national time context into arrival-city and airport-zone details.
Country evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
Bulgarian Lev
Live ECB rate not available for this currency.
Conversion rates aren’t published for this currency by the ECB. The local code is shown for reference.
Capital
Sofia
Population
6,437,360
Area
110,879 km²
Languages
Bulgarian
Currencies
BGN
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
1
Next public holiday
September 6, 2026
Bulgaria is one of the country intelligence hubs in WorldClockTools, so this page combines live timezone structure, major city clocks, holidays, airports, and same-day planning signals instead of stopping at a flat country index.
Bulgaria currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Southeast Europe subregion. The wider region is Europe.
Tue, Jun 2
Burgas
01:01 PM
Europe/Sofia
Tue, Jun 2
Plovdiv
01:01 PM
Europe/Sofia
Tue, Jun 2
Sofia
01:01 PM
Europe/Sofia
Tue, Jun 2
Varna
01:01 PM
Europe/Sofia
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:01 AM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:01 AM | -7h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 03:01 AM | -10h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 02:01 PM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:01 PM | +5h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 07:01 PM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 08:01 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 07:01 AM | -6h | Plan around office hours |
Public-disclosure tracker
EU Pay Transparency Directive — Transposition Deadline
G7 Évian Summit
German Federal Constitutional Court — Inheritance Tax Ruling
NATO Summit 2026 (The Hague)
Reference fields include Bulgaria: ISO code, canonical slug, timezone roster, indexed cities, airport rows, next holiday, currency/language hints, reference-market overlap, and country-specific planning text.
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Public holidays in Bulgaria
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Airports in Bulgaria
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Market hours
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