What time zone is Samokov in?

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

Does Samokov use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Samokov and UTC?

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

Time in Samokov

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

Current local time: 01:03

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

Current local time in Samokov: 01:03 · 11 Nov 2026

Samokov time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 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 Samokov

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Samokov
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:03-1 day	2 h behind	Compare Samokov and London
New York	18:03-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Samokov and New York
Los Angeles	15:03-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Samokov and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:03	1 h behind	Compare Samokov and Berlin
Dubai	03:03	2 h ahead	Compare Samokov and Dubai
New Delhi	04:33	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Samokov and New Delhi
Singapore	07:03	6 h ahead	Compare Samokov and Singapore
Tokyo	08:03	7 h ahead	Compare Samokov and Tokyo
Sydney	10:03	9 h ahead	Compare Samokov and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:03	1 h behind	Compare Samokov and Copenhagen

Sun in Samokov today

Daylight

9h 57m today - 5h 21m less than the longest day and 0h 52m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Samokov

City facts

Country: Bulgaria
Region: Sofia
Population: 26,765
Dialing code
Currency: BGN · Lev
Coordinates: 42.3385°, 23.5581°

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 Samokov

Airports

SOF
Sofia Airport
41 km north
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

Sofia44 km · Same time
Pernik52 km · Same time
Blagoevgrad52 km · Same time
Pazardzhik66 km · Same time
Plovdiv100 km · Same time
Asenovgrad114 km · Same time
Vranje138 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Sérres139 km · Same time
Istanbul471 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ankara823 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Samokov in?: Samokov uses Europe/Sofia: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Samokov have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Samokov and London?: Samokov is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Samokov from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Samokov.

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

Time in Samokov

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Liberation Day

Good Friday

Sofia Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now