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Use this Budapest, Hungary page to check current local time, UTC and GMT offset, daylight saving details, related time zones, and popular time converter links.

Budapest Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name

CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time

UTC / GMT Offset

+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.

Daylight Saving Time Change

+1:00 hour - DST is in use

Daylight Saving Time Starts

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3am

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Daylight Saving Time Ends

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2am

Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Budapest Facts

Country

Hungary

Alternative Names

BUD, Boedapes, Boedapest, Boudapes, Boudapeste, Boudapès, Budaipeist, Budapescht, Budapeshha, Budapesht, Budapesht osh, Budapest, Budapesta, Budapestas, Budapeste, Budapesti, Budapestinum, Budapesto, Budapeszt, Budapeŝto, Budapeşt, Budapeşte, Budapešt, Budapešta, Budapeštas, Budapešť, Budapèst, Budapésht, Budimpeshta, Budimpesta, Budimpešta, Bùdapest, Bùdapeszt, Búdaipeist, Búdapest, bu da pei si, budapaisata, budapeseuteu, budapesrr, budapest, budapesta, budapesuto, bwdabst, bwdabyst, bwdapst, bwdpst, putapest, Βουδαπέστη, Будапешт, Будапешт ош, Будапеща, Будимпешта, Բուդապեշտ, בודאפעשט, בודפשט, بودابست, بودابيست, بوداپست, بوداپێست, بوډاپسټ, बुडापेस्ट, बुदापेस्त, বুদাপেস্ট, ਬੁਦਾਪੈਸਤ, બુડાપેસ્ટ, ବୁଦାପେଷ୍ଟ, புடாபெஸ்ட், ಬುಡಾಪೆಸ್ಟ್, ബുഡാപെസ്റ്റ്, บูดาเปสต์, བུ་ད་ཕེ་སིད།, ဗူးဒပက်မြို့, ბუდაპეშტი, ቡዳፔስት, ブダペスト, 布达佩斯, 부다페스트

Population

1,741,041

Currency

Forint (HUF)

Geographic Coordinates

47° 29' N Latitude / 19° 02' E Longitude

International Dialing Code

+36