What time zone is Shumen in?

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

Does Shumen use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Shumen and UTC?

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

Time in Shumen

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

Current local time: 21:59

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

Current local time in Shumen: 21:59 · 10 Nov 2026

Shumen 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 Shumen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Shumen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	19:59	2 h behind	Compare Shumen and London
New York	14:59	7 h behind	Compare Shumen and New York
Los Angeles	11:59	10 h behind	Compare Shumen and Los Angeles
Berlin	20:59	1 h behind	Compare Shumen and Berlin
Dubai	23:59	2 h ahead	Compare Shumen and Dubai
New Delhi	01:29+1 day	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Shumen and New Delhi
Singapore	03:59+1 day	6 h ahead	Compare Shumen and Singapore
Tokyo	04:59+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Shumen and Tokyo
Sydney	06:59+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Shumen and Sydney
Copenhagen	20:59	1 h behind	Compare Shumen and Copenhagen

Sun in Shumen today

Daylight

9h 55m today - 5h 29m less than the longest day and 0h 56m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Shumen

City facts

Country: Bulgaria
Region: Shumen
Population: 72,342
Dialing code
Currency: BGN · Lev
Coordinates: 43.2706°, 26.9229°

Public holidays in Bulgaria

Holidays

Dec242026
Christmas Eve
Thursday · in 44 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar32027
Liberation Day
Wednesday · in 113 days
National
Apr302027
Good Friday
Friday · in 171 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Shumen

Airports

GOZ
Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport
99 km west
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

Varna80 km · Same time
Dobrich80 km · Same time
Sliven81 km · Same time
Yambol94 km · Same time
Burgas96 km · Same time
Ruse101 km · Same time
Giurgiu103 km · Same time
Veliko Tŭrnovo107 km · Same time
Istanbul301 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ankara618 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Shumen in?: Shumen uses Europe/Sofia: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Shumen 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 Shumen and London?: Shumen is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Shumen from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Shumen.

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

Time in Shumen

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Liberation Day

Good Friday

Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now