Current time in Budapest, Hungary
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Budapest
- 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
- —
- Location
- Hungary (capital) · 47.50° N, 19.04° E
- Population
- 1,741,041
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Budapest at about 11:44 standard time: the clock runs about 16 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:27 and 12:50 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:47 | 17:56 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:46 | 20:44 | 15h 58m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:31 | 18:39 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:28 | 15:55 | 8h 26m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:39–18:27 (11 h 48 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.