Budapest to North Korea: time difference
North Korea is 7 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 04:31 4:31 AM North Korea 11:31 11:31 AM You –:–
04:31 4:31 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
11:31 11:31 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
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+7 h
North Korea is 7 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and North Korea 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
🇰🇵 North Korea
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇰🇵 North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:31 | 11:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 26,418,204 |
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Budapest and North Korea: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is North Korea?
North Korea is 7 hours ahead of Budapest: UTC+9 against UTC+2.
What time is it in North Korea at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in North Korea it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in North Korea?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in North Korea show 1:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call North Korea from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM in Budapest – that is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in North Korea – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in North Korea?
From 5:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in North Korea. The other way round, until 7:00 AM in North Korea it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and North Korea change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in North Korea. From October 25, 2026, North Korea will be 8 hours ahead of Budapest.
