Budapest to Cardiff: time difference
Cardiff is 1 h behind 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 08:19 8:19 AM Cardiff 07:19 7:19 AM You –:–
08:19 8:19 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
07:19 7:19 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Cardiff is 1 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Cardiff 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
🇬🇧 Cardiff
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 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇬🇧 Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:19 | 07:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:28 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 346,100 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Cardiff: common questions
How far behind Budapest is Cardiff?
Cardiff is 1 hour behind Budapest: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Cardiff?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Cardiff show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Cardiff?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Cardiff show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Cardiff overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Budapest, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cardiff.
When does the date change in Cardiff compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Cardiff later: until 1:00 AM in Budapest, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cardiff, Budapest is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Cardiff the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
