Bucharest to Lake Balaton: time difference
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton, Hungary
54
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07 · 11 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 13:30 1:30 PM Lake Balaton 12:30 12:30 PM You –:–
13:30 1:30 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:37
12:30 12:30 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Lake Balaton are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton
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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇭🇺 Lake Balaton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:30 | 12:30 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −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 | 07:28 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 18:37 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 275,000 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Bucharest and Lake Balaton: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Lake Balaton?
Lake Balaton is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Bucharest is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Lake Balaton?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Lake Balaton show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Lake Balaton at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Balaton it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Lake Balaton from Bucharest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Balaton – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Balaton compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Lake Balaton later: until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lake Balaton, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Lake Balaton change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Lake Balaton change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
