Budapest to Kingston: time difference
Kingston is 7 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 03:56 3:56 AM Kingston 20:56 8:56 PM You –:–
03:56 3:56 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
20:56 8:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
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−7 h
Kingston is 7 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇯🇲 Kingston |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:56 | 20:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 660,000 |
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 Kingston: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Kingston?
Kingston is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Kingston?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Kingston show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Kingston?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Kingston show 11:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Kingston are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Kingston), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Kingston?
Until 7:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Kingston. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Kingston it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Kingston the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Kingston will be 6 hours behind Budapest.
