Budapest to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, CA is 9 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 21:11 9:11 PM Lake Forest, CA 12:11 12:11 PM You –:–
21:11 9:11 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 17:49
12:11 12:11 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−9 h
Lake Forest, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Lake Forest, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:11 | 12:11 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 39 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 19,367 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Lake Forest, CA?
The clocks in Lake Forest are 9 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Lake Forest, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Lake Forest show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Forest it is 9:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Lake Forest, CA, from Budapest?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Budapest and in Lake Forest do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Budapest it is 12:00 AM in Lake Forest; when the working day starts in Lake Forest, it is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
Until what time in Budapest is it still yesterday in Lake Forest, CA?
Before 9:00 AM in Budapest, the date in Lake Forest has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in Lake Forest, it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Lake Forest, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in Lake Forest change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Lake Forest will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
