Time-zone spread
Romania 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/Bucharest · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Romania 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 Romania
It's currently 1:00 PM GMT+3 in Romania, which is UTC+03:00. Romania observes daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Dormition of the Theotokos
August 15, 2026
Airport pages
2
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
Romania 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/Bucharest · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Romania 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/Bucharest.
Planning next step
Romania 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
Romanian Leu
1 USD = 4.527 RON
Quick conversions
Romania (population ~19M, GDP ~USD 360B) keeps Eastern European Time (Europe/Bucharest, UTC+2 / UTC+3 in summer) under the EU DST rule; Bucharest is an active proponent of EU-wide DST abolition. An EU member since 2007, Romania joined the Schengen Area by air and sea on 31 March 2024 after Austria lifted its veto, with land-border accession following on 1 January 2025. The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) was upgraded to FTSE Russell Secondary Emerging Market status in 2020, and the economy is shaped by diaspora remittances and EU Cohesion Fund inflows. Romania is a semi-presidential republic; the Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the November 2024 presidential vote on 6 December 2024 after declassified intelligence alleged a Russian online operation backing front-runner Calin Georgescu, with a re-run held in 2025. Romania is a NATO frontline state on the Black Sea, hosting Aegis Ashore at Deveselu.
Capital
Bucharest
Population
19,036,031
Area
238,391 km²
Languages
Romanian
Currencies
RON
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
2
Next public holiday
August 15, 2026
Romania 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.
Romania currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Southeast Europe subregion. The wider region is Europe.
Tue, Jun 2
Bucharest
01:00 PM
Europe/Bucharest
Tue, Jun 2
Iaşi
01:00 PM
Europe/Bucharest
Tue, Jun 2
Sector 3
01:00 PM
Europe/Bucharest
Tue, Jun 2
Sector 6
01:00 PM
Europe/Bucharest
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:00 AM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:00 AM | -7h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 03:00 AM | -10h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 02:00 PM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:00 PM | +5h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 07:00 PM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 08:00 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 07:00 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 Romania: 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 Romania
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Airports in Romania
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Market hours
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