Budapest to Kottayam: time difference
Kottayam 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 00:08 12:08 AM Kottayam 04:38 4:38 AM You –:–
00:08 12:08 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21
04:38 4:38 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:01
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+4 h 30 min
Kottayam is 4 h 30 min ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kottayam 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
🇮🇳 Kottayam
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 | 🇮🇳 Kottayam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:08 | 04:38 |
| 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/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 16:21 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 55,374 |
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Budapest and Kottayam: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is Kottayam?
Kottayam is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest: UTC+5:30 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Kottayam?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Kottayam show 1:30 PM.
What time is it in Kottayam at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Kottayam it is 10:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Kottayam 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 Kottayam.
When does the date change in Kottayam compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Kottayam earlier: at 7:30 PM in Budapest it is already midnight there. Until 4:30 AM in Kottayam, Budapest is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Kottayam change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Kottayam. From March 28, 2027, Kottayam will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest.
