Current time in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Sarajevo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina (capital) · 43.85° N, 18.36° E
- Population
- 696,731
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Sarajevo at about 11:47 standard time: the clock runs about 13 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:30 and 12:53 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:50 | 17:58 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:04 | 20:32 | 15h 28m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:34 | 18:42 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:17 | 16:11 | 8h 54m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:41–18:31 (11 h 50 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.