Budapest to Nigeria: time difference
Nigeria 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 06:56 6:56 AM Nigeria 05:56 5:56 AM You –:–
06:56 6:56 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
05:56 5:56 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Nigeria is 1 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Nigeria 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
🇳🇬 Nigeria
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 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:56 | 05:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 211,400,708 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Nigeria: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Nigeria?
The clocks in Nigeria are 1 hour behind those in Budapest (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Nigeria at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Nigeria it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Nigeria?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Nigeria show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Nigeria from Budapest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Budapest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nigeria – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Nigeria?
Until 1:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Nigeria. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Nigeria it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Nigeria the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Nigeria and Budapest will have the same time.
