Budapest to Xiamen: time difference
Xiamen is 6 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 05:12 5:12 AM Xiamen 11:12 11:12 AM You –:–
05:12 5:12 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
11:12 11:12 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:47
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+6 h
Xiamen is 6 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Xiamen 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
🇨🇳 Xiamen
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇨🇳 Xiamen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:12 | 11:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:04 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 3,531,000 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and Xiamen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Budapest is Xiamen?
The clocks in Xiamen are 6 hours ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+8 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Xiamen?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Xiamen show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Xiamen at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Xiamen it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Xiamen from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Budapest – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Xiamen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Xiamen?
From 6:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Xiamen. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Xiamen it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Xiamen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Xiamen. From October 25, 2026, Xiamen will be 7 hours ahead of Budapest.
