Budapest to Kirkwall: time difference
Kirkwall 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Budapest 20:32 8:32 PM Kirkwall 19:32 7:32 PM You –:–
20:32 8:32 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:45
19:32 7:32 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:05 · 🌙 17:49
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−1 h
Kirkwall is 1 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kirkwall 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
🇬🇧 Kirkwall
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 | 🇬🇧 Kirkwall |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:32 | 19:32 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 07:13 | 08:05 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 9 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 7,500 |
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 Kirkwall: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Kirkwall?
The clocks in Kirkwall are 1 hour behind those in Budapest (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Kirkwall?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Kirkwall show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Kirkwall at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Kirkwall it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kirkwall from Budapest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Budapest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kirkwall – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Kirkwall?
Until 1:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Kirkwall. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Kirkwall it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time difference between Budapest and Kirkwall change?
No. The clocks in Budapest and in Kirkwall change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
