Hungary
Time now in Budapest
Sunrise 05:47Sunset 07:46Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Budapest
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,741,041
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
07:46
Day length
13h 59m
Coordinates
47.50, 19.04
Time difference from Budapest
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Budapest right now.
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About the time in Budapest
Sunrise today lands at 05:47 and sunset at 07:46 local time, giving 13h 59m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (47.50, 19.04) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Budapest.
Around 1,741,041 people live in Budapest, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Budapest day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Budapest
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Budapest, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Budapest?
- Budapest is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Budapest change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Budapest right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Budapest, updating every second from Europe/Budapest (UTC +2).
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