Budapest, Hungary
Current time in Hungary
Time zone: CEST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Europe/Budapest
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, 2 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +02:00) Europe/Budapest |
Current Time in other Cities of Hungary
Time zone in Budapest
If you need the offset: Budapest is on CEST, 2 hours ahead of UTC, i.e. UTC+02:00. The matching IANA zone is Europe/Budapest.
One date to watch: Sunday, 25 October 2026. That is when Budapest goes back 1 hour onto CET — recurring meetings set before then will land an hour out unless the calendar handles zones properly.
Budapest compared with major world cities
How Budapest lines up against other major centres at this moment — the numbers move when either side changes its clocks.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Budapest is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Budapest is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Budapest is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Budapest |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Budapest is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Budapest is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Budapest is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Budapest is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Budapest is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Budapest is 5 hours ahead |
Scheduling calls with Budapest
Where the two working days actually meet, expressed in Budapest local time.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Budapest | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Budapest | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Budapest | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Budapest | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Sharing Budapest's time zone
Same zone, same time — each of these sits on Europe/Budapest alongside Budapest, including through any clock change.
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