Budapest to Kitwe: time difference
Kitwe is 1 h ahead of 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 19:17 7:17 PM Kitwe 20:17 8:17 PM You –:–
19:17 7:17 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 16:23
20:17 8:17 PM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 18:10
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+1 h
Kitwe is 1 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kitwe 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
🇿🇲 Kitwe
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇿🇲 Kitwe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:17 | 20:17 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Africa/Lusaka |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 05:33 |
| Sunset | 16:23 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 9 h 49 min | 12 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 522,092 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Kitwe: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is Kitwe?
Kitwe is 1 hour ahead of Budapest: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Kitwe at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Kitwe it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Kitwe?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Kitwe show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kitwe from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Budapest – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kitwe – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kitwe compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Kitwe earlier: at 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Kitwe, Budapest is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Kitwe the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Kitwe and Budapest will have the same time.
