Budapest to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste is 8 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 10:47 10:47 AM Guanacaste 02:47 2:47 AM You –:–
10:47 10:47 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 17:58
02:47 2:47 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−8 h
Guanacaste is 8 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:47 | 02:47 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 1,823 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and Guanacaste: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Guanacaste?
The clocks in Guanacaste are 8 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−6 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Guanacaste show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Guanacaste when it is 6:00 PM in Budapest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, it is 10:00 AM in Guanacaste.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Guanacaste overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Guanacaste.
When does the date change in Guanacaste compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Guanacaste later: until 8:00 AM in Budapest, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Guanacaste, Budapest is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Guanacaste the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Guanacaste will be 7 hours behind Budapest.
