Current time in Romania
Local time in Romania
The time in Romania is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Romania is Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Romania is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Romania ends at Oct. 26, 2024.
Details for the time in Romania
| Current time | 2:12 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
Standard timezone: Eastern European Time (EET) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Bucharest |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 hours ahead of UTC |
Romania Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Romania uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Romania.
| DST started at |
March 30, 2024 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 26, 2024 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
Romania
Romania uses Eastern European Time EET and Eastern European Summer Time EEST. EET is UTC + 0200 and EEST is UTC +0300. Romania's latitude and longitude is 46° 00' N and 25° 00' E. Therefore being two hours ahead of UTFC is very suitable for Romania. Because of its high latitude it is not surprising the country observes daylight savings time.
Important cities in Romania
The current time in some important cities in Romania is shown below.
Time in Romania