What time zone is Rakovski in?

Rakovski is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Sofia. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Rakovski use daylight saving time?

Yes. Rakovski changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.

What is the time difference between Rakovski and UTC?

Rakovski is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Rakovski

Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 03:38

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Rakovski: 03:38 · 11 Nov 2026

Rakovski time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Bulgaria uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Sofia-Capital, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Stara Zagora and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Rakovski

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Rakovski
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:38	2 h behind	Compare Rakovski and London
New York	20:38-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Rakovski and New York
Los Angeles	17:38-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Rakovski and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:38	1 h behind	Compare Rakovski and Berlin
Dubai	05:38	2 h ahead	Compare Rakovski and Dubai
New Delhi	07:08	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Rakovski and New Delhi
Singapore	09:38	6 h ahead	Compare Rakovski and Singapore
Tokyo	10:38	7 h ahead	Compare Rakovski and Tokyo
Sydney	12:38	9 h ahead	Compare Rakovski and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:38	1 h behind	Compare Rakovski and Copenhagen

Sun in Rakovski today

Daylight

9h 57m today - 5h 20m less than the longest day and 0h 52m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Rakovski

City facts

Country: Bulgaria
Region: Plovdiv
Population: 15,782
Dialing code
Currency: BGN · Lev
Coordinates: 42.2882°, 24.9678°

Public holidays in Bulgaria

Holidays

Dec242026
Christmas Eve
Thursday · in 43 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar32027
Liberation Day
Wednesday · in 112 days
National
Apr302027
Good Friday
Friday · in 170 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Rakovski

Airports

PDV
Plovdiv International Airport
26 km south
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Cairomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Johannesburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Alexandriamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Cape Townmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Gizamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Durbanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lubumbashimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lusakamatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Plovdiv23 km · Same time
Asenovgrad31 km · Same time
Pazardzhik53 km · Same time
Stara Zagora58 km · Same time
Haskovo62 km · Same time
Veliko Tŭrnovo103 km · Same time
Sliven120 km · Same time
Yambol128 km · Same time
Istanbul360 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ankara711 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Rakovski in?: Rakovski uses Europe/Sofia: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Rakovski have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between Rakovski and London?: Rakovski is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Rakovski from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Rakovski.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Rakovski in?: Rakovski is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Sofia. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Rakovski use daylight saving time?: Yes. Rakovski changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Rakovski and UTC?: Rakovski is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Rakovski

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Liberation Day

Good Friday

Plovdiv International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now