Budapest to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, 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 06:57 6:57 AM Santa Maria, CA 21:57 9:57 PM You –:–
06:57 6:57 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:51
21:57 9:57 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−9 h
Santa Maria, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Santa Maria, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Maria, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:57 | 21:57 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:08 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 107,408 |
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Budapest and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Santa Maria, CA?
Santa Maria is 9 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Budapest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is 12:00 AM in Santa Maria.
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Maria it is 9:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Santa Maria, CA, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Budapest (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Santa Maria, and the start of the day in Santa Maria is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Maria, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Santa Maria. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Santa Maria it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time difference between Budapest and Santa Maria, CA, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Santa Maria will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
