Budapest to Hickory, NC: time difference
Hickory, NC is 6 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 12:00 12:00 PM Hickory, NC 06:00 6:00 AM You –:–
12:00 12:00 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
06:00 6:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:47
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−6 h
Hickory, NC is 6 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Hickory, NC 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
🇺🇸 Hickory, NC
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Hickory, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:00 | 06:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:47 |
| Daylight | 10 h 46 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 40,374 |
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Budapest and Hickory, NC: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Hickory, NC?
Hickory is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−4, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Hickory, NC?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Hickory show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Hickory, NC, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Hickory it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Hickory, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Hickory), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Hickory, NC?
Until 6:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Hickory. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Hickory it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Hickory, NC, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Hickory will be 5 hours behind Budapest.
