What time is it in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
CET / CEST · Europe/Sarajevo
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CET UTC+01:00
UTC+01:00
UTC+02:00 in summerCentral European Standard Time
Bosnia and Herzegovina keeps one time zone across the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District: Central European Time, UTC+1, moved forward to Central European Summer Time, UTC+2, between the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October. The country is outside the European Union and still changes its clocks on the Union's dates, as Yugoslavia did from 1983.
Today
Daylight in Sarajevo today
DayLive
12:00
- Sunrise
- 06:39First light 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:34Last light 19:03
- Day length
- 11 h 55 min−3 min on yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:37Sun at 44°, its highest
Plan a call
Find an hour that works in Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere
The two rows are the same day, hour for hour. Pick a city, then an hour, and the line between the rows marks the office hours both sides share.
Time difference
How far Bosnia and Herzegovina is from other places
Neighbours
- CroatiaZagrebSame time
- MontenegroPodgoricaSame time
- SerbiaBelgradeSame time
Around the world
- London−1 h
- New York−6 h
- Los Angeles−9 h
- São Paulo−5 h
- Moscow+1 h
- Dubai+2 h
- Delhi+3:30 h
- Beijing+6 h
- Tokyo+7 h
- Sydney+8 h
Clock changes
When the clocks change in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Next change
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Clocks go back one hour: at 03:00 it becomes 02:00 CET, UTC+01:00. The night is an hour longer.
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 25 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | 28 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 31 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | 26 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 29 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | 25 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 28 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | 31 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 27 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
Yugoslavia brought in summer time in 1983, later than any other country in Europe, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has kept it on the European dates since. The time zone database files Sarajevo under Belgrade, with Ljubljana, Podgorica, Skopje and Zagreb, so the older record it holds is the Yugoslav capital's: Central European Time from 1884, wartime summer time from April 1941 to September 1945, then no seasonal change at all for 37 years.
Daylight
Sunrise and sunset through the year in Sarajevo
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Daylight
- 11 h 55 min
- Change
- −3 min
Longest day of 2026: 17 June, 15 h 28 min.
Computed for 43.86, 18.41 at sea level with the NOAA solar equations, to the nearest minute, taking no account of hills.
Writing the time
- Clock
- 24-hour
- Short date
- 5. 3. 2026.
- Long date
- 5. mart 2026.
- Week starts
- Monday
- Zone names
- CET / CEST
- Time zone database
- Sarajevo
History
How the clocks in Bosnia and Herzegovina got here
- 1970
- To 1982.UTC+01:00 all year, no summer time.
- 1983
- To today.UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer time.
From the IANA time zone database, Europe/Sarajevo, as the build machine carries it. The database keeps this zone's own history from 1970 only; the years before are told above from the sources.
Common questions
Questions about the time in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What time zone is Bosnia and Herzegovina in?
Sarajevo keeps UTC+1 in winter, as Central European Time, and UTC+2 in summer, as Central European Summer Time. Every town in both entities and in Brčko District shows the same clock, because the whole country is one zone. The time zone database names it Europe/Sarajevo, an alias that points to the Belgrade entry.
When do the clocks change in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026?
Summer time began on 29 March 2026, when 02:00 became 03:00, and ends on 25 October, when 03:00 turns back to 02:00. The 2027 dates are 28 March and 31 October. Both changes are printed in the entities' own calendars of non-working days, between the Bajram and Easter entries.
Does Bosnia and Herzegovina follow EU summer-time rules?
In practice, yes, though it is not a member. Since 1983 its clocks have changed on the dates set for European Summer Time: the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, at 01:00 UTC, which is 02:00 in Sarajevo in spring and 03:00 in autumn. Neighbouring Croatia, also on Central European Time, changes at the same instant, so the border never opens an hour's gap.
When did Bosnia and Herzegovina start using summer time?
In 1983, as a republic of Yugoslavia, which was the last country in Europe to adopt it; Switzerland, in 1981, was the one before. The time zone database also records summer time from 1941 to 1945, but it keeps that history under Belgrade rather than Sarajevo.
Why does the time zone database list Sarajevo under Belgrade?
The database keeps one full history per group of places whose clocks have agreed since 1970, and Europe/Sarajevo is a link to Europe/Belgrade. Ljubljana, Podgorica, Skopje and Zagreb are links to the same entry, a trace of the single Yugoslav clock. What it says about Sarajevo before 1970, such as the wartime summer time of 1941 to 1945, is strictly the record for Belgrade.
Do Republika Srpska and the Federation keep the same time?
Yes. Holidays and many laws differ between the two entities, but the clock does not: Republika Srpska and the Federation change on the same night and sit on the same offset all year. Brčko District keeps the same time too, and both entity calendars print the two clock changes beside their holidays.
What is the time difference between Bosnia and Herzegovina and London?
One hour, all year round. Great Britain moves its clocks at the same instant, 01:00 UTC on the last Sundays of March and October, so the gap never changes: 08:00 in London is 09:00 in Sarajevo in January and in July alike.