Current Time in Romania
Romania 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 Romania
It's 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Romania on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Romania observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- IANA: Europe/Bucharest
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (EET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time (to EEST, UTC+3).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Bucharest
Sector 3
Iaşi
Sector 6
How Romania writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25 noiembrie 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 ro-RO locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Romania
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- St. Andrew's DaySfântul AndreiMon, 30 November 2026 · in 25 days
- National Day/Great UnionZiua Națională/Marea UnireTue, 1 December 2026 · in 26 days
- Christmas DayCrăciunulFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayCrăciunulSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayAnul NouFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
Time difference from Romania
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Romania time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Romania at a glance
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Population
- 19,036,031
- Currency
- Romanian leu (RON)
Questions about time in Romania
- What time is it in Romania right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Romania.
- How many time zones does Romania have?
- Romania uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Europe/Bucharest).
- Does Romania observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Romania observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Romania?
- The next national public holiday is St. Andrew's Day on Mon, 30 November 2026.