Budapest is located in Hungary and uses the Europe/Budapest timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+2. Sunrise is at 05:46 and sunset at 17:12 local time. The coordinates of Budapest are 47.50°N, 19.04°E.

Today Budapest gets 11 hours 26 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:29, about 31 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Budapest shares its GMT+1 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Budapest from…

From	Gap	Call at (Budapest time)
🇲🇪 Podgorica	same time	09:00–17:00
🇧🇦 Sarajevo	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇱 Tirana	same time	09:00–17:00
🇵🇱 Kraków	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+7h	09:00–10:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+3h	09:00–14:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Budapest in?›

Budapest is in the Europe/Budapest timezone, currently GMT+1.

Does Budapest observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Budapest observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+2.

What is the UTC offset for Budapest?›

Budapest is currently GMT+1 from UTC (GMT+1). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Budapest ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Budapest is 1 hour ahead of London and 5 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Budapest in UTC?›

09:00 in Budapest is 08:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+1 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Budapest today?›

Today the sun rises in Budapest at 05:46 and sets at 17:12 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.