Budapest to Aktau: time difference
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 11:27 11:27 AM Aktau 14:27 2:27 PM You –:–
11:27 11:27 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
14:27 2:27 PM
West Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:49
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+3 h
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Aktau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
🇰🇿 Aktau
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇰🇿 Aktau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:27 | 14:27 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | West Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Aqtau |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 46 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 273,830 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Aktau: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Aktau?
Aktau is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+5, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Aktau?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Aktau show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Aktau?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Aktau show 9:00 PM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Aktau overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Budapest, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Aktau.
When does the date change in Aktau compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Aktau earlier: at 9:00 PM in Budapest it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Aktau, Budapest is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Aktau change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Aktau. From October 25, 2026, Aktau will be 4 hours ahead of Budapest.
