Budapest to Jaffna: time difference
Jaffna is 4 h 30 min ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+4 h 30 min
Your time
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Budapest 00:47 12:47 AM Jaffna 05:17 5:17 AM You –:–
00:47 12:47 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21
05:17 5:17 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:47
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+4 h 30 min
Jaffna is 4 h 30 min ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Jaffna are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Jaffna
4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇱🇰 Jaffna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:47 | 05:17 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 16:21 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 600,000 |
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Budapest and Jaffna: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is Jaffna?
Jaffna is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest: UTC+5:30 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Jaffna at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Jaffna it is 1:30 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Jaffna?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Jaffna show 10:30 PM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Jaffna overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Budapest, which is 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Jaffna.
When is it already the next day in Jaffna?
From 7:30 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Jaffna. The other way round, until 4:30 AM in Jaffna it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Jaffna change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Jaffna. From March 28, 2027, Jaffna will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest.
