Budapest to Potchefstroom: time difference
Potchefstroom is 1 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Potchefstroom, South Africa
17
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 18:33 · 13 h 14 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 04:51 4:51 AM Potchefstroom 05:51 5:51 AM You –:–
04:51 4:51 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21
05:51 5:51 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 18:33
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+1 h
Potchefstroom is 1 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Potchefstroom 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
🇿🇦 Potchefstroom
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 0 12 AM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇿🇦 Potchefstroom |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:51 | 05:51 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 16:21 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 13 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 43,448 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Potchefstroom: common questions
How far ahead of Budapest is Potchefstroom?
Potchefstroom is 1 hour ahead of Budapest: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Potchefstroom?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Potchefstroom show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Potchefstroom?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Potchefstroom show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Potchefstroom from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Budapest – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Potchefstroom – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Potchefstroom?
From 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Potchefstroom. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Potchefstroom it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Potchefstroom the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Potchefstroom and Budapest will have the same time.
