Arad to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Arad. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arad 20:59 8:59 PM Budapest 19:59 7:59 PM You –:–
20:59 8:59 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:55 · 🌙 18:47
19:59 7:59 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Arad.
When you, Arad and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Arad
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇭🇺 Budapest
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Arad | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:59 | 19:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Arad | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:55 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 18:47 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 159,074 | 1,686,222 |
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Arad and Budapest: common questions
What is the time difference between Arad and Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Arad is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arad, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Arad, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Arad?
When it is 6:00 PM in Arad, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When do working hours in Arad and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arad, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Budapest?
Until 1:00 AM in Arad it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Arad.
Does the time gap between Arad and Budapest change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
