Time in Hungary
Hungary keeps one time: Central European Time, UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Hungary borders 7 countries and territories, including Ukraine, Romania, and Austria. Its capital is Budapest.
- Population
- 9,768,785 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 35,919 sq mi (93,030 km²)
- Currency
- Forint (HUF)
- Languages
- Hungarian (Hungary)
- Calling code
- +36
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- HU
- Coordinates (central point)
- 47.157988, 19.119192
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, Győr, Nyíregyháza, and Kecskemét all keep Central European Time, like the rest of Hungary.
Daylight saving time in Hungary
- Central European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Slovenia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Romania | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | 1 hour ahead |
| Ukraine | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | 1 hour ahead |
| Croatia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Austria | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Serbia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.