What time zone is Smolyan in?

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

Does Smolyan use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Smolyan and UTC?

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

Time in Smolyan

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

Current local time: 01:41

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

Current local time in Smolyan: 01:41 · 11 Nov 2026

Smolyan 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 Smolyan

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Smolyan
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:41-1 day	2 h behind	Compare Smolyan and London
New York	18:41-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Smolyan and New York
Los Angeles	15:41-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Smolyan and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:41	1 h behind	Compare Smolyan and Berlin
Dubai	03:41	2 h ahead	Compare Smolyan and Dubai
New Delhi	05:11	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Smolyan and New Delhi
Singapore	07:41	6 h ahead	Compare Smolyan and Singapore
Tokyo	08:41	7 h ahead	Compare Smolyan and Tokyo
Sydney	10:41	9 h ahead	Compare Smolyan and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:41	1 h behind	Compare Smolyan and Copenhagen

Sun in Smolyan today

Daylight

10h 0m today - 5h 12m less than the longest day and 0h 50m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Smolyan

City facts

Country: Bulgaria
Region: Smolyan
Population: 30,689
Dialing code
Currency: BGN · Lev
Coordinates: 41.5744°, 24.7120°

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 Smolyan

Airports

PDV
Plovdiv International Airport
56 km north
Same local time
KVA
Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport
74 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

Asenovgrad51 km · Same time
Plovdiv65 km · Same time
Kavála75 km · Same time
Pazardzhik76 km · Same time
Haskovo81 km · Same time
Sérres111 km · Same time
Stara Zagora123 km · Same time
Alexandroupoli126 km · Same time
Istanbul359 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ankara710 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Smolyan

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Liberation Day

Good Friday

Plovdiv International Airport

Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now