Time Zone History

Romania time zone history

On standard time, clocks in Bucharest run 16 minutes ahead of local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC+1:44:24, ended in 1891.

UTC+2

Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

tz database name Europe/Bucharest

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Summer time in 48 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+1:44:24: 16 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+1:44:24: 16 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 1, 1891Local mean time (UTC+1:44:24) replacedUTC+1:44:24BMT
July 24, 1931Standard time forward 16 minutesUTC+2EET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1932May 21October 21 hour, EET to EEST
1933April 2October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1934April 8October 71 hour, EET to EEST
1935–1939first Sunday in April, 00:00first Sunday in October, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
Since 1970
1979May 27September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1980April 5September 281 hour, EET to EEST
1981–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, EET to EEST
1996–2037last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 03:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 04:00, local time.

Also on UTC+2

Bulgaria, Moldova, Kyiv (Ukraine), Greece, Lithuania, Nicosia (Cyprus), Kaliningrad (Russia), Famagusta (Cyprus), Latvia and Lebanon (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Bulgaria (297 km): same time except 72 days in 1979–1982 and 1991–1993.
  • Moldova (356 km): same time except 7,112 days in 1970–1993 and 1997–2021.
  • Serbia (445 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 667 days in 1979–1996.
  • Turkey (446 km): same time except 4,067 days in 1973–2006, 2011 and 2014–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Albania (616 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 916 days in 1974–1996.

How it compares

Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1931.