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Budapest and all of Hungary keep Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, in winter. In summer they keep Central European Summer Time, CEST, UTC+2. The clock above shows Hungary's time live, with seconds, and moves between the two on its own.

Updated 1 October 2026 · Time zone data 2026e · Sources

Time zone in Hungary

Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr, the six largest cities, all keep the same time.

Time zone: Central European Time
Standard time: CET, UTC+1
Daylight saving time: CEST, UTC+2
Main cities: Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc

When the clocks change in Hungary

Clocks in Hungary change twice a year.

Clocks go forward

Sunday 28 March 2027

2:00 AMto3:00 AM

Then CEST, UTC+2

Last change: On Sunday 25 October 2026 at 3:00 AM, clocks went back one hour, to CET.

Daylight saving dates around the world

How many hours ahead or behind Budapest

On 25 October 2026, Kolkata is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Budapest.

City	Difference from Budapest
Kolkata	4 hours 30 minutes ahead
London	1 hour behind
Vienna	Same time
New York	5 hours behind
Toronto	5 hours behind
Sydney	10 hours ahead
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How Hungary keeps its time

Hungary's copy of world time: BFKHkeeps Hungary's local version of world time; The Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest, BFKH, looks after Hungary's national measurement standards. Its metrology department keeps Hungary's own copy of world time. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures compares that copy with world time and publishes the gap.; Sources Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest, Metrology and Technical Supervision Department, BIPM, Time Department database, participating laboratories, BIPM, Circular T 464, UTC and its local realisations
Summer time by decree: nyári időszámításHungarian for summer time; A government decree sets summer time from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Hungarians call it nyári időszámítás, and standard time téli időszámítás, winter time. The whole European Union changes its clocks at the same instant.; Sources Jogtár, Government Decree 39 of 1996 on summer time, Pénzcentrum, the autumn clock change in Hungary, Publications Office of the EU, Directive 2000/84/EC on summer time
The hour that came twice: A, Bthe marks for the repeated hour in the First World War; In the First World War, one hour of the night came twice when the clocks went back. A decree from the interior minister told registrars to mark the first with A and the second with B. That avoided mistakes in the records of births and deaths.; Source National Archives of Hungary, summer time in Hungary in the first half of the century
Summer time on and off: 1 hforward each summer, every year since the early eighties; Hungary already kept Central European time before the First World War, and first moved its clocks in that war. In the Second World War it kept summer time through a whole winter. Summer time then came and went, and has been yearly since the early eighties.; Sources National Archives of Hungary, summer time in Hungary in the first half of the century, Pénzcentrum, the autumn clock change in Hungary, IANA time zone database, Europe zones file
Ending the clock change, on hold: Blockedin the Council of the European Union; The European Parliament voted to end the twice-yearly clock change. The member states have not agreed, so the proposal is blocked in the Council. Hungary still changes its clocks twice a year.; Sources European Parliament, Legislative Train, ending seasonal clock changes, Jogtár, Government Decree 39 of 1996 on summer time

Questions about time in Hungary

What time is it in Budapest, Hungary?

The clock at the top of this page shows the time in Budapest now, with seconds. Budapest keeps Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, in winter. In summer it keeps Central European Summer Time, CEST, UTC+2. All of Hungary keeps the same time, so Debrecen, Szeged and Pécs always match Budapest.

When do the clocks change in Hungary?

The clocks go forward one hour on the last Sunday in March. They go back one hour on the last Sunday in October. A government decree sets these dates, and they match the rest of the European Union. The change happens at the same instant across the Union. The cards above show the next two changes.

Is Hungary getting rid of the clock change?

Not yet. The European Parliament voted to end seasonal clock changes, but the member states have not agreed. So the proposal is blocked in the Council of the European Union. The Hungarian decree on summer time is still in force, so Hungary changes its clocks twice a year.

What is the time difference between Hungary and India?

India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Hungary in the Hungarian winter. In summer the gap is one hour less, because Hungary moves its clocks forward and India does not. So when the working day starts in Budapest, it is already around midday or early afternoon in India.

What is the time difference between Hungary and the US?

New York and Toronto are 6 hours behind Hungary for most of the year. The gap is an hour smaller for a few weeks in March and for one week in autumn. That is because North America changes its clocks on different Sundays. London is 1 hour behind Hungary all year.

Time zone names for developers

IANA zone	Standard time	Daylight saving time
Europe/Budapest	CET, UTC+1	Yes

Sources

We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 1 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.