What time zone is Zalău in?

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

Does Zalău use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Zalău and UTC?

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

Time in Zalău

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

Current local time: 03:59

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

Current local time in Zalău: 03:59 · 11 Nov 2026

Zalău 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 Romania uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Bucharest, Iași County, Constanța County, Cluj County, Brașov County and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Zalău

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Zalău
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:59	2 h behind	Compare Zalău and London
New York	20:59-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Zalău and New York
Los Angeles	17:59-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Zalău and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:59	1 h behind	Compare Zalău and Berlin
Dubai	05:59	2 h ahead	Compare Zalău and Dubai
New Delhi	07:29	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Zalău and New Delhi
Singapore	09:59	6 h ahead	Compare Zalău and Singapore
Tokyo	10:59	7 h ahead	Compare Zalău and Tokyo
Sydney	12:59	9 h ahead	Compare Zalău and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:59	1 h behind	Compare Zalău and Copenhagen

Sun in Zalău today

Daylight

9h 32m today - 6h 24m less than the longest day and 1h 3m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Zalău

City facts

Country: Romania
Region: Sălaj County
Population: 52,359
Dialing code
Currency: RON · Leu
Coordinates: 47.2000°, 23.0500°

Public holidays in Romania

Holidays

Nov302026
St Andrew’s Day
Monday · in 19 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec12026
National holiday
Tuesday · in 20 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Zalău

Airports

BAY
Maramureș International Airport
60 km north-east
Same local time
CLJ
Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport
67 km south-east
Same local time
OMR
Oradea International Airport
89 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

Cluj-Napoca64 km · Same time
Baia Mare64 km · Same time
Satu Mare68 km · Same time
Oradea87 km · Same time
Bistriţa110 km · Same time
Debrecen114 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Nyíregyháza131 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Alba Iulia132 km · Same time
Istanbul833 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ankara1129 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Zalău

St Andrew’s Day

National holiday

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Maramureș International Airport

Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport

Oradea International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now