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
1,752,286
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
07:46
Day length
13h 59m
Coordinates
47.50, 19.08
Time difference from Budapest
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Budapest right now.
Budapest on the map
About the time in Budapest
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.
Budapest runs on Europe/Budapest, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 1,752,286 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Budapest
- Does Budapest change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Budapest in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Budapest runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Budapest today?
- Sunrise is at 05:47 and sunset at 07:46, giving 13h 59m of daylight.
- 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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