Budapest to San Francisco, CA: time difference
San Francisco, 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 16:12 4:12 PM San Francisco, CA 07:12 7:12 AM You –:–
16:12 4:12 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
07:12 7:12 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:41
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−9 h
San Francisco, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and San Francisco, 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
🇺🇸 San Francisco, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:12 | 07:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 873,965 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and San Francisco, CA: common questions
How far behind Budapest is San Francisco, CA?
San Francisco is 9 hours behind Budapest: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in San Francisco, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in San Francisco show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in San Francisco, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Budapest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco.
When is a good time to call San Francisco, CA, from Budapest?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Budapest and in San Francisco do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Budapest it is 12:00 AM in San Francisco; when the working day starts in San Francisco, it is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
Until what time in Budapest is it still yesterday in San Francisco, CA?
Before 9:00 AM in Budapest, the date in San Francisco has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in San Francisco, it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and San Francisco, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in San Francisco change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, San Francisco will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
