Budapest to Oakland, CA: time difference
Oakland, 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 05:23 5:23 AM Oakland, CA 20:23 8:23 PM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
20:23 8:23 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:41
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−9 h
Oakland, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Oakland, 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
🇺🇸 Oakland, 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 | 🇺🇸 Oakland, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 20:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 06:55 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 433,031 |
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Budapest and Oakland, CA: common questions
How far behind Budapest is Oakland, CA?
Oakland is 9 hours behind Budapest: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Oakland, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Oakland show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Oakland, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Oakland show 9:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Oakland, CA, from Budapest?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Budapest and in Oakland do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Budapest it is 12:00 AM in Oakland; when the working day starts in Oakland, it is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Oakland, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Oakland. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Oakland it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time difference between Budapest and Oakland, CA, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Oakland will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
